Former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien said Thursday that he suffers from multiple mental issues that he believes were brought on by head injuries suffered during his playing days.
In an interview with Stephanie Vigil of KHQ in Spokane, Washington, Rypien said, "I've been down dark places."
He later added, "I suffer from a complex stew of mental health conditions. Dark places, depression, anxiety, addictions, poor choices, poor decisions, brought about by dozens of concussions and thousands of sub-concussive injuries from playing this sport."
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