Denver Native (Carol)
08-01-2018, 08:23 PM
Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins credits his wife for saving his life after coming "very" close to killing himself early in his career.
Brian Dawkins, who has discussed contemplating suicide in the past, turned to alcohol and had a difficult time controlling his emotions early in his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. In a recent interview with the Philadelphia Daily News, his wife, Connie, recalled a time when anger got the better of her husband and he ran head-first into a door.
She called then-Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Emmitt Thomas that day to talk with her husband because he was suffering from depression and migraines as a result of the pressure he was feeling.
"Going to a new city. Wanting to be the best. The expectations the team had for him. The pressures of a new family -- little Brian had just been born back then. I was sick with an infection," Connie Dawkins told the newspaper.
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Brian Dawkins, who has discussed contemplating suicide in the past, turned to alcohol and had a difficult time controlling his emotions early in his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. In a recent interview with the Philadelphia Daily News, his wife, Connie, recalled a time when anger got the better of her husband and he ran head-first into a door.
She called then-Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Emmitt Thomas that day to talk with her husband because he was suffering from depression and migraines as a result of the pressure he was feeling.
"Going to a new city. Wanting to be the best. The expectations the team had for him. The pressures of a new family -- little Brian had just been born back then. I was sick with an infection," Connie Dawkins told the newspaper.
rest - http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24254395/brian-dawkins-credits-wife-saving-life