I Was Chasing a High – I Just Didn’t Know It | Football, Identity, and Fear

I thought I was pushing through fear and pursuing my dreams, but I was really just chasing a high. Continue reading I Was Chasing a High – I Just Didn’t Know It | Football, Identity, and Fear

A Reflection on Collegiate, and Present, Consequence

I was up all night doing cocaine before a 5am conditioning session with the football team.

20 minutes into the exercise, I blacked out and woke up in the hospital.

The doctors had me stay overnight to be observed. My Mom flew halfway up the east coast to make sure I was alright. Continue reading A Reflection on Collegiate, and Present, Consequence

Hood Rat Stuff

I quit the basketball team my senior year of high school because I wanted to get high.

I told my head coach it was because I needed to focus on recruiting, but that wasn’t the full truth.

I had already accepted a scholarship; I just wanted to blaze up after school and do hood rat stuff with my friends.

I wanted to feel free… Continue reading Hood Rat Stuff