Hearing That Mark Gastineau Was Crying On A Radio Show Makes Me Sad
Growing up as a Jets fan, Mark Gastineau was the 1st player I became a fan of. He was a a sack machine and he would give you a sack dance.
(There would be a great video of a Sack Dance here but the NFL loves taking everything off YouTube. What a joke of a league, but i'll talk about that another time)
Today, I had to hear him cry on a radio show with his wife and lawyer that he isn't getting his medical needs met by the NFL and it was just sad. This one time Monster has become a shell of himself.
Unfortunately for Gastineau, he would have a lot of off the field issues, including domestic abuse, drinking, drugs, crossing the picket line and Bridgette Nielsen. All these issues contributed to a shortened playing career and not living up to what should have been a Hall of Fame career.
I actually met Mark when he was living in Brooklyn and dating my neighbor He was a monster, looked like a super hero. He also looked broke and out of his element in Brooklyn. That being said, he was great to me personally. Signed autographs, came by my HS job and talked to me like any friend. (That relationship didn't last too long as they were both beating up each other)
Mark battled his demons, started taking up boxing.
Didn't fare to well with that. He finally cleaned himself off the last 10 years, found Jesus and kept himself clean. The years of football, drug and alcohol abuse tough would catch up to him as he announced he had Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
He stays in bed all day and his wife has to help him do everything. Would you let your kids play football hearing this? All the money in the world not worth it. If I did play and lived a great life for 5-10 years kill me right after if this would happen. I'm guessing Mark won't make it past 5 more years. It will be a sad day in my childhood when that day comes though hearing this man cry might've already killed that boy already.
Hey NFL, help your alumni maybe get good medical care.
https://www.stuckindamiddle.com/sing...w-Makes-Me-Sad
Growing up as a Jets fan, Mark Gastineau was the 1st player I became a fan of. He was a a sack machine and he would give you a sack dance.
(There would be a great video of a Sack Dance here but the NFL loves taking everything off YouTube. What a joke of a league, but i'll talk about that another time)
Today, I had to hear him cry on a radio show with his wife and lawyer that he isn't getting his medical needs met by the NFL and it was just sad. This one time Monster has become a shell of himself.
Unfortunately for Gastineau, he would have a lot of off the field issues, including domestic abuse, drinking, drugs, crossing the picket line and Bridgette Nielsen. All these issues contributed to a shortened playing career and not living up to what should have been a Hall of Fame career.
I actually met Mark when he was living in Brooklyn and dating my neighbor He was a monster, looked like a super hero. He also looked broke and out of his element in Brooklyn. That being said, he was great to me personally. Signed autographs, came by my HS job and talked to me like any friend. (That relationship didn't last too long as they were both beating up each other)
Mark battled his demons, started taking up boxing.
Didn't fare to well with that. He finally cleaned himself off the last 10 years, found Jesus and kept himself clean. The years of football, drug and alcohol abuse tough would catch up to him as he announced he had Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
He stays in bed all day and his wife has to help him do everything. Would you let your kids play football hearing this? All the money in the world not worth it. If I did play and lived a great life for 5-10 years kill me right after if this would happen. I'm guessing Mark won't make it past 5 more years. It will be a sad day in my childhood when that day comes though hearing this man cry might've already killed that boy already.
Hey NFL, help your alumni maybe get good medical care.
https://www.stuckindamiddle.com/sing...w-Makes-Me-Sad
