Thread by @MartysaurusRex

Retired 6 time Pro Bowlers can get knocked out too. 😂😂

https://twitter.com/TMZ_Sports/status/1356391949058584577

Honestly football made me such an angry person, everything bothered me. Football is interesting. Psychologically it’s some really dangerous shit. To really play the game of football you have to some fucked up wiring in your head.

It’s chaotic. It takes years and years of brainwashing to go along with a lot of the shit. Lol. It starts at peewee. That’s why you gotta watch who is coaching your kids and what they’re teaching them beyond the game.

We were groomed from a young age to care a little less about humans. If you’re the back up and the man in front of you go down. You kinda get excited but feel bad at the same time. Hahahah. Shits crazy.

Most of these coaches aren’t good men. Most of them are egotistical small dick heroes. They love the spotlight just as much as the players. Lol. And they be dumb too. 😂

Most of your favorite players aren’t good people. Hahaha. Like for real for real.

There are some good dudes tho. Jon Kitna it’s probably one of the best people I’ve ever met. He’s up there with Tom Hanks.

But yea football really fucks up your mental. Integrating back into everyday society after a career continues to be a struggle for a lot of guys. The PTSD. The Identity Crisis. The pain.

The constant reminder of who you used to be by fans and trophies and highlights and family as you’re trying to transition into the new you really slows down the process.

Also starting over. Shedding the ego and starting over after you’ve made it to the top is hard. It’s hard to become a nobody after you were a somebody. Hahahah.

Also guys should also prepare their families for retirement. Life after football. Because everyone is retiring because football is truly family when you’re a player or coach.

The other thing that I’ve talked guys they is no longer being a part of the locker room. Understanding that a lot of people weren’t really their friend it was just the proximity that brought the closeness. Really hurts athletes. After all you’ve been thru you would think y’all

Would be friends forever. You’ve put your body on the line for these dudes. This team. Y’all shower together. Cry together. Been around each other kids. And when you’re no longer on the team that bond can be broken quickly.

Also no longer being “famous” some guys need that stardom well they don’t NEED it but they crave it. How could you not it’s been a drug since childhood. You’ve been a star for forever but how can you shine without the game.

That drives a lot of players into a dark place. Which is fascinating because they wanna shine so badly that they end up in the darkest of places.

Another thing that be happening is most guys don’t know how to make money. Making money is hard as fuck. Wants your body break down that money machine is gone. And unfortunately the spare parts in the mind that don’t break are so rusty you get discouraged when trying to use em.

The institutionalization of sports is something that isn’t spoken about enough. Kids get funneled in and when you sign those permission slips you’re signing over their identities. Training camp is brainwashing camp.

Training camp is brain washing camp. I used to always laugh watching guys who came in one way and left another after the daily brainwashing. Like damn they got another one. I wasn’t drinking that koolaid. Fuck that.

I wish all these guys well. I hope players find interests outside of the game before leaving it so that they can have something to transition into when they’re done. A true plan. More guys are choosing their own destinies than ever before

Athletes. Who are you? Like who are you really? Without the game you play who are you truly? Most of y’all are dicks. Hahahah. But some of y’all are quite magnificent. I hope you share more that magic with world.

The other thing that happens is questioning if it was all worth it. When you struggle lifting up your kid. Or your mind doesn’t work right. You go broke you begin questioning if it was all worth it. And more times than not most would say no when truly being honest.

A lot of people think I be shitting on football but that’s not true I just provide a different perspective on the experience.

Athletes experience a lot of physical and mental abuse. It’s a traumatic experience. I believe guys must find a way to deal with the physical and mental trauma after they leave the game.

It’s a tough balancing act during your career because the trauma is the only thing that pushes you to do it. And the moment you start addressing trauma the foundation that everything you believed in begins to crumble. And you can’t perform on a crumbling foundation.

Athletes mask their pain everyday for years to be tough. Do you know how thick that mask becomes after years and years of wearing it. And what type of inner struggle it creates when it comes to communicating the pains you endure after.

Most guys/women (this is something all athletes experience) probably think they’re just being a little bitch about some stuff and never truly address and it eats at em more and more everyday.

But yea random thoughts. I could go on and on about this but you guys get the picture.