I remember the mystery of how he just disappeared, this explains a lot of it. Glad he is doing a lot better.
He was hurt in 2021 and then when he came back in 2022, he wasn't the same.
“It felt like an out-of-body experience as the game started to go on,” he said. “It was almost like Madden when you’re playing and looking at it from above and just seeing the characters go. A lot of the decisions and quick reactions and things that I was doing, I’ve never done in my career. Whether it was like moving the ball and twitching, I’m just like, ‘Why did I do that?'”
Britt arrived on the sidelines that day and caught an earful from coaches. Being chewed out was nothing new, part of life as a football player. But this was different. The feeling scared him.
“I had never felt so small,” he said.
Britt exited the locker room after the game without even showering. He grabbed his wife without saying anything and went to their car. When the doors closed, Britt cried for what felt like 30 minutes.
“We took notes, and I can see the coach yelling at me, but I don’t remember pretty much the whole day,” Britt said. “But I still have the notes from the day. So we go home and I’m just sitting in bed. My wife would say I was empty with emotions. She said, ‘What’s wrong?’ As soon as she asked, I just needed her to see me, and I just broke down. I said, ‘I’m not OK.'”
Voicing it brought relief. His mind needed him to step away from the game, even if the unknown that waited on the other side was “terrifying,” Britt said.
It goes on to say he he worked out, lost the weight, and found a love for running while still living here. He will be running the marathon in Chicago on Sunday. Here's hoping he does well.
