If you only knew one thing about Chad Pennington and I had to guess what it was I'd say one of three things.
1.) He loves his brothers
2.) He's totally ripped
3.) He's got some emotional issues
One of the defining moments of Chad's life is entirely about football. If you haven't read the story of Chad Pennington's draft year and the events surrounding it you really should go back in the media section and take a look, but here's the gist of it. It started with his 1st and only DSFL season where he was forced to play on a different team than his brothers. When he got the phone call he went home from college, just a drive home from Syracuse University, to figure out how to deal with the news. When he got home he didn't do anything for days except sit in the living room. His mother, Mad, was worried sick and called Brad and Thad to figure out what was wrong. The two of them rushed home, but it was late at night Chad was already at the High School, standing in the bleachers with his backpack reminiscing about the glory days of High School football with his brothers. One by one he looked at the contents of his backpack and decided that they weren't the way to do it. A gun would be gory and a terrible way to find a loved one, a knife would be too painful. He looked at the pills and threw them in the trash, along with the rest of the contents of his backpack and stepped over the guard rail. One step and it'd be over. But then along came Brad and Thad to talk him down, tell him they loved him and that they'd only be spending half a season apart before they were reunited in Tijuana.
This is a huge part of his life for a number of reasons, but the biggest reason is that it was the time when he finally decided to get help. Help for his separation anxiety and depression. If you ever need help please get it, there's no shame in talking to a psychologist or psychiatrist. My NSFL hero takes anti-depressants now and sees the team psychiatrist at least once a week. It hasn't made the issues go away entirely, but he has support when he needs it the most, and that's enough to get him through his worst days.
1.) He loves his brothers
2.) He's totally ripped
3.) He's got some emotional issues
One of the defining moments of Chad's life is entirely about football. If you haven't read the story of Chad Pennington's draft year and the events surrounding it you really should go back in the media section and take a look, but here's the gist of it. It started with his 1st and only DSFL season where he was forced to play on a different team than his brothers. When he got the phone call he went home from college, just a drive home from Syracuse University, to figure out how to deal with the news. When he got home he didn't do anything for days except sit in the living room. His mother, Mad, was worried sick and called Brad and Thad to figure out what was wrong. The two of them rushed home, but it was late at night Chad was already at the High School, standing in the bleachers with his backpack reminiscing about the glory days of High School football with his brothers. One by one he looked at the contents of his backpack and decided that they weren't the way to do it. A gun would be gory and a terrible way to find a loved one, a knife would be too painful. He looked at the pills and threw them in the trash, along with the rest of the contents of his backpack and stepped over the guard rail. One step and it'd be over. But then along came Brad and Thad to talk him down, tell him they loved him and that they'd only be spending half a season apart before they were reunited in Tijuana.
This is a huge part of his life for a number of reasons, but the biggest reason is that it was the time when he finally decided to get help. Help for his separation anxiety and depression. If you ever need help please get it, there's no shame in talking to a psychologist or psychiatrist. My NSFL hero takes anti-depressants now and sees the team psychiatrist at least once a week. It hasn't made the issues go away entirely, but he has support when he needs it the most, and that's enough to get him through his worst days.
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