Thomas Davis on the Pivot Podcast

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Haven’t given this a watch/listen yet but gets deeply personal about his playing days and life after football - including addiction and his divorce. Usually the conversations are great so sharing for anyone with an hour to spare who wants to catch up with TD. 

[jfra78]

Will listen on my ride home from wofk

[Butterflyj30]

I'm watching now I know it will be some sadness because he is going thru a tough divorce and family issues 

[Butterflyj30]

I enjoyed hearing him describe playing along side Jon Beason Luke Kuechly, Mike Rucker, Kris Jenkins, Brentson Buckner, Dan Morgan, Julius Peppers, Ken Lucas, Chris Camble, Mike Minter, Rickey Manning Jr, Steve Smith

Edited May 21 by Butterflyj30

[strato]

Addiction? What?  

[Butterflyj30]

9 minutes ago, strato said:

Addiction? What?  

He has been battling an addiction to pain pills due to all of those terrible injuries

[strato]

42 minutes ago, Butterflyj30 said:

He has been battling an addiction to pain pills due to all of those terrible injuries

That’s what I was afraid of. I know more than I should about that. Getting off that stuff is horrible, I hope he can come out of it okay. 
 

[CPF4LIFE]

Imma listen when I get the chance.  Stopped by his bar & lounge last weekend  and got to see him briefly. He was in and out tho. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

9 hours ago, strato said:

That’s what I was afraid of. I know more than I should about that. Getting off that stuff is horrible, I hope he can come out of it okay. 
 

Very true and it's amazing how fast certain pain killers can get you hooked. 

[strato]

9 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Very true and it's amazing how fast certain pain killers can get you hooked. 

I thought I had a very mild flu once. The next time it wasn’t so mild. The time after that I thought I would die. The time after that I wanted to die, anything to just make it stop. It is rough stuff. 

 

[SCMunnerlyn1]

17 hours ago, strato said:

That’s what I was afraid of. I know more than I should about that. Getting off that stuff is horrible, I hope he can come out of it okay. 
 

I got bit by 7-OH Kratom

 Same type of feeling and arguably worse withdrawals. It was rough. 

[Donald LaFell]

That’s sad I didn’t know he was getting a divorce.

[CPcavedweller]

On 5/20/2026 at 11:10 PM, Butterflyj30 said:

I'm watching now I know it will be some sadness because he is going thru a tough divorce and family issues 

What even is a vow? Or covenant, anyway?

[CPcavedweller]

15 hours ago, SCMunnerlyn1 said:

I got bit by 7-OH Kratom

 Same type of feeling and arguably worse withdrawals. It was rough. 

To be clear, 7-OH is a specific chemical produced in kratom that people have learned to extract. The leaf itself is fine and mildly addictive but when you get straight to the source, and begin to use extracts, you can spiral quickly. That’s honestly the case for most drugs. 
 

the serotonin impacts are what makes kratom hard to kick though because the brain fog lasts for a long, long time following and the cravings never truly seem to go away. 
 

I would say it’s better than being addicted to alcohol or other opioids though. Stay away from anything marketed to mimic street drugs, powder or leaf, and you might be okay. But if you have an addictive personality it’s best to stay away all together.