UM: NFL Depression

By

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the difficult transition that former NFL players go through after retiring from play. The article cites a 2007 survey of 1,594 retired football players by the UM Health System, which found that nearly 15 percent experienced moderate to severe depression. Eric Hipple, outreach representative for UM’s Depression Center and a former Detroit Lions quarterback, said: “The transition from football to normal life was huge. Virtually everybody who responded to it said they had some problem with making the transition at some point in time – almost 100 percent.” [Source]