DALLAS — Terrance Shaw is no stranger to taking hits. He played a decade in the NFL, including in two Super Bowls for the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders. But nothing, he says, prepared him for the legal blindsiding he took from a Dallas-area contractor.

In March 2023, Shaw’s Rockwall home flooded. Just six weeks later, a fire — likely caused by water-damaged wiring — tore through the already-devastated house.

Afterward, Shaw and his wife, Shawn, hired contractor Louis Waggoner based on a recommendation. Terrance signed a contract for water remediation, which included permission to use chemicals to kill mold and bacteria.

But the couple says that’s when the problems began.

“He kept asking for money,” Shawn Shaw said. “We’re saying, 'Lou, how much is it going to cost to do this

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