Former KC Chiefs Player Says Ex-UGA Coach Duped Him

(AP) - Former NFL player Kendrell Bell is accusing his college football coach at the University of Georgia of duping him out of $2 million.

Bell's lawyers say in court papers that Jim Donnan convinced Bell, who played linebacker for seven seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers to invest in a liquidation company and that the coach was actually the front man for a scam.

Donnan has filed for bankruptcy protection, and Bell filed a claim in federal bankruptcy court to recover his money.

Federal court filings claim Donnan also helped attract investments in the alleged Ponzi scheme from high-profile sports figures.

Bell's attorneys on Friday declined to comment on the case. Donnan's lawyer Ed Tolley did not return a phone call and an email. 

Tolley has previously said the ex-coach wasn't involved in an illegal scheme.