Antonio Cromartie now fathers a dozen children, despite vasectomy

NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI) -- Not even a vasectomy can stop Antonio Cromartie from fathering new children.

The free agent cornerback welcomed a set of twins on Mother's Day, his No. 11 and No. 12 children.

Terricka Cromartie gave birth to a girl and a boy Sunday. Eight different women father the 12 children. Despite the bounty of young ones, Cromartie insists that he is "at peace."

"I would respond to the idiots on my page, but I'm not I'm on Cloud 9. I have a beautiful family, my mom graduated college. And I'm at peace," Cromartie tweeted.

Cromartie also took exception to Twitter trolls who mocked how many children he now has.

"And to everyone out there my kids aren't numbers so please stop referring to them as that. #GodBless At Peace with my Life. I hope you are," Cromartie said.

In January, the New York Post reported that Cromartie pays $336,000 annually in child support.

"It was the most amazing, yet rewarding, gift to give birth on Mother's Day. This is a storybook fairytale for Antonio and I," Terricka told Us Weekly.

Cromartie, 32, has played 10 NFL seasons. The cornerback had 26 tackles and 12 passes defended last season for the New York Jets, but failed to make an interception for the first time since his 2006 rookie campaign.

Cromartie made $5 million in base salary, with a $2 million roster bonus, last season. In 2014 the Arizona Cardinals paid Cromartie $2.2 million in base salary, with a $1 million signing bonus and $250,000 roster bonus.