Mel Owens has been booked and busy throughout his entire career. From the NFL to reality TV, the retired athlete is the season 2 star of The Golden Bachelor, ABC’s Bachelor spinoff that spotlights people aged 65 and up finding new love. Since Mel’s former athletic career and current law job have taken center stage, fans are curious about his net worth and overall fortune.
Below, learn how Mel makes his money and how much he has in assets.
Mel is a sports lawyer and a former NFL Los Angeles Rams player. The Detroit, Michigan, native is now a reality TV star as he seeks new love in season 2 of The Golden Bachelor.
Before entering the reality TV world, Mel was a professional football player for the NFL. From 1981 through 1989, he played as a linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams. At the time, the average NFL player’s annual salary was reportedly around $160,000.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Mel’s salary increased throughout the 1990s with an annual income of around $300,000. By that time, he’d already left the NFL and took up different business ventures. He became a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch & Co and was admitted to the State Bar of California in the early 2000s. Mel became a sports attorney in Laguna Hills, California, specializing in workers’ compensation and sports injuries, to name a few areas of his expertise.
Mel has a net worth of $2 million as of 2025, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Mel was married to his ex-wife, Fabiana Pimentel, a Brazilian businesswoman whom he called his “first love.” The couple share two sons, and they lived in California while they were together.
