{"id":16626,"date":"2018-04-02T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T19:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/?p=16626"},"modified":"2018-04-09T09:49:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T13:49:30","slug":"former-nfl-qb-addict-inmate-ryan-leaf-speaks-about-recovery-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/2018\/04\/02\/former-nfl-qb-addict-inmate-ryan-leaf-speaks-about-recovery-and-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL QB\/Addict\/Inmate Ryan Leaf Speaks about Recovery and Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tuesday, 4\/17, 1:45 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roosevelt Hall Little Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16733\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16733\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16733 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/03\/Ryan-Leaf.-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Leaf.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan Leaf<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former NFL quarterback and 1<sup>st<\/sup> Round draft bust Ryan Leaf \u2013 who bounced around the National Football League, drug treatment centers and prison before getting clean &#8211; will discuss his ordeals and years-long road to recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The event is free and open to the campus\/public. Tickets may be reserved online at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/farmingdale.edu\/ryan-leaf\">Ryan Leaf.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The highly touted second pick in the 1998 NFL draft (right behind Peyton Manning), Leaf\u2019s football career was a bust. He played on four teams before retiring in 2003. He took a coaching job with West Texas A&amp;M, but struggled with mental illness and began to abuse prescription opiates. He was caught stealing from the home of one of his players to feed his addiction, and faced criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p>Leaf entered drug treatment in 2011, and just when it seemed recovery was on the horizon, doctors discovered a mass in his brain. The emotional drain of surgery caused Leaf to relapse, and his subsequent criminal activity led to prison in 2012. His cellmate encouraged him to turn his life around for the greater good, and Leaf describes experiencing \u201cspiritual growth and humility\u201d during his prison stay.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Leaf is an advocate for those with addictions and mental health issues, working with Transcend, a recovery community based in New York, Los Angeles and Houston. He\u00a0 co-hosts \u201cPac 12 this Morning\u201d on SiriusXM.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, email <strong><a href=\"mailto:kelsey.russell@farmingdale.edu\">Kelsey Russell\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or call 631-794-6499.<\/p>\n<p>Print and post: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/03\/Ryan-Leaf.pdf\"><strong>Ryan Leaf.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, 4\/17, 1:45 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roosevelt Hall Little Theatre Former NFL quarterback and 1st Round draft bust Ryan Leaf \u2013 who bounced around the National Football League, drug treatment centers and prison before getting clean &#8211; will discuss his ordeals and years-long road to recovery. The event is free and open to the campus\/public. 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