I know it's July and all, but in addition to his football-related issues, which alone don't offer Waller a high-percentage chance to make much of an high-value impact (in the NFL, much less FF), but it would appear that people either don't know, don't remember, or are selectively ignoring Waller's personal history - we're talking about someone with deep-seated addiction and mental health issues.
***Credit to him***, it appears he's handling the addiction issues, but, IMHO, based upon what I've read about his life after football, he still has a lot of mental health issues to work through, and actively playing NFL level football generally doesn't allow for that...much less someone who's 'taken a break' from it.
This is a nice, positive article about Waller. Personally, one of my takeaways is that he's not an 'Alpha' and he doesn't love football. Now, it's true that there are many *good* players who don't love football, and are realistic about the business side of it. However, there are very few *great* football players who didn't use love for football as climing a rung on the ladder to greatness...and for a player in his situation, with his history, being able to mount any sort of comeback, much less an impactful one, 'love for football' is going to have to be involved,.if only for only the physical rigors he's about to go through. Again, although it's a nice positive piece, when I read it in the context of him no attempting an NFL comeback, my impression is 'this isn't going anywhere'.
The Pro Bowler left $35 million on his NFL contract and divorced his WNBA All-Star wife to overcome substance abuse and live his own truth.
www.menshealth.com
I sincerely wish him the best in his comeback attempt, but situational precedent says it's highly unlikely, and that's not taking his personal issues into account.
Fellas, although I know it's July and it's a feel good story...but this really seems like wish casting and panning for Fool's Gold to me.
