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Marcellus Wiley faces litigation over $500,000 unpaid loan

Marcellus Wiley, as they say, is having a moment. And not the good kind.

The former NFL defensive end and ESPN/Fox personality was arrested over the weekend for domestic battery. On Monday, his wife made very strong allegations against him in divorce paperwork and in a request for a restraining order.

Wiley has posted on social media clear, loud denials as to the alleged battery, and as to the claims made by his wife in court filings.

Wiley has yet to deny this one: TMZ reported on Wednesday that Preferred Bank sued Wiley in December 2025 for failing to satisfy a $500,000 loan.

Per TMZ, Wiley and his company, Dat Dude Entertainment, borrowed the money in May 2023, promising to pay it back after one year. The bank, per TMZ, claims it didn’t receive the money or the associated interest. Wiley allegedly received multiple extensions until December 2025, when the bank then filed suit.

As of this posting, Wiley has not addressed the TMZ report.

Wiley spent 10 years in the NFL, playing for the Chargers, Bills, Cowboys, and Jaguars.