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Joey Julius Discusses Receiving Treatment for Binge-Eating Disorder

On Friday, Penn State Nittany Lions sophomore kicker Joey Julius began to open up about his struggles with a decadelong binge-eating disorder.

Julius has been making a name for himself thanks to his tackling ability on kickoffs, but in early October, he revealed on a public Facebook post that he's been fighting a more daunting battle:

Speaking with Good Morning America, via Katie Kindelan of Yahoo, Julius gave his fans and peers just an idea of what he went through each day.

After eating salads in front of his teammates and coaches, Julius would smuggle food back to his dorm room and would even "order cheesesteak, French fries and Chinese food and binge eat until he was sick.