David F.
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ORIGINAL: David F. He has to make the next step on his own. Where he's at right now - he doesn't care about an NFL career, his family, even his own death. He's at the point in his addiction where his next fix/high/drunk is all that's important to him. Willpower can't save him. Addiction is more powerful than the human will - and that's a biological fact. His addiction will reject any offers of help and will scoff at compassion. He still thinks that he is in control right now. He'll have to blow through all his money, run out of drugs, and do something terrible to get more money. Maybe then he will see that not only is he not in charge - he is completely powerless. I hope he doesn't die before that happens or during. I hope he doesn't kill himself. I'm rooting for him. He will be the biggest asset to the recovery community of all time. We need him to make it. That's a little dramatic. I believe in it. A big part of recovery, after you've admitted you are powerless and surrendered, is dealing with shame, guilt, regret, and resentments. Manziel - if he can get there - would be a valuable resource to help others deal with these things. He would also be wonderful on the front end - talking to people before they have succumbed to addiction. Remember the name Len Bias? I remember Len Bias well. He wasn't an addict at all. I was a student at a Maryland State university at the time, and a hugs fan of the Celtics. He was celebrating being drafted #2 overall by the Celtics, no doubt had instant hangers ons that were more than happy to lay out freebie lines in anticipation of some sort of payback, Bias simply didn't know what he was doing, and OD'd I knew when I typed the post that I wasn't getting my point across. I didn't mean to say Bias was an addict - I meant to say that his passing instantly taught millions of people that you can OD and die from drug use. The comparison I was trying to draw was that a person of fame will have a bigger impact because of their fame. My point with Bias was that even though thousands(?) of people died from overdose that year the only name we remember is Len Bias. Not sure everybody remembers Len Bias, probably 95% don't, I was in a particular position of dual trauma (U of MD student/Celtics fan) that his death is stuck in my memory. But point taken. Still a little dramatic though. https://youtu.be/TytQFvcyFfE With my apologies to the rarest of players (The Jordan's, and the Westbrook's) I've never seen someone with as much God given athletic talent as Len Bias. A real shame. I was in college at the same time, and Bias' death made most of us rethink some things. Don't see the correlation to the idiot that Manziel is. Geez dude, you've been given like 20 chances (That we know of) pull it together brother. The correlation from Bias to Manziel is that they are both famous so their impact was/will be far reaching.
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I wouldn't give ANY qb $30-50+ mil unless that QB had won me a Super Bowl. Did you win a Super Bowl on your rookie deal? Yes? Great! Here's your hugenormous contract. F it let's just run victory laps and love life. No? Good luck. Next!
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