Former Arizona Wildcats and Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Brandon Dawkins announced Wednesday he is taking a break from football to focus on his mental health.
"The most important thing to me though has been the joy that the game always brought me," Dawkins wrote on Instagram. "Over the last couple years I lost touch with that joy. I respect and love the game, but I have lost touch with it. I am not too proud to admit that I needed help. I am grateful for the sports psychology team at both Arizona and Indiana for helping me at some of the lowest points in my life.