Update: Addison won't play tomorrow

[Mr. Scot]

Not sure anybody much was expecting him to but it's official now.

The Titans are missing one of their best defensive linemen as well.

[TheSpecialJuan]

good 

[Davidson Deac II]

Real life/family is more important than football.  

[Tepper's Chest Hair]

We will miss him on the field.  But he is exactly where he needs to be right now.

[Khyber53]

Keep the guy in your thoughts tomorrow, he's carrying a heavy weight and a heavy heart.

 

[mc52beast]

Hope he takes all the time he needs, at the end of the day football is just a game.

[PantherPhann89]

Prayers to the family...

[Pejorative Miscreant]

I assumed it was already official.  Just a rough time for anyone.  Hope he can find a way through this.

[Carolina Cajun]

I lost my brother less than a month ago and I tried to work 2 days later.  It was truly awful and I couldnt concentrate on anything.  Anyone questioning him have no heart.  My prayers are with the addison family right now, its hard and it never gets easier.

[Rags]

6 minutes ago, bull123 said:

shaq shouldn’t have played last week....he was never there mentally 

The whole defense was gashed let's not look for excuses.

Being around his brothers and working is a method of coping. We don't know for sure either way, let's not say he "shouldn't have played" based on nothing.

[Ivan The Awesome]

This season has been tough. Hope Addison is coping well. 

[steven8989]

55 minutes ago, Rags said:

The whole defense was gashed let's not look for excuses.

Being around his brothers and working is a method of coping. We don't know for sure either way, let's not say he "shouldn't have played" based on nothing.

No that sh!t stays with u, he should have never been out there. He looked out of it, I watched him a couple times. Football is not that damn important.

[Rags]

1 hour ago, steven8989 said:

No that sh!t stays with u, he should have never been out there. He looked out of it, I watched him a couple times. Football is not that damn important.

There's been plenty of players who have lost loved ones who have talked about how being in the locker room helped.

There have been plenty of people who enjoyed their job who have talked about how work has helped them cope.

Just because it's entertainment for us it can be something they enjoy.

On the other hand you could be right, being with his family is what could've been best for him. We don't know what was best for Shaq because we're not Shaq.

 

My entire point is we don't know for sure, why make baseless speculation over this? Why play armchair psychology right here right now?

[ellis]

My perspective has changed quite a bit this year. Not that I was ever a raving lunatic about football before, but I’m certainly more aware of these issues when it comes to players being humans. I can’t imagine how gut-wrenching that news was. Hope he finds some peace. He’s a good guy. He’s also a very good football player.