NFL Player makes a comeback after video game addiction
Two years ago, as he headed for training camp with the Indianapolis Colts, Quinn Pitcock decided he didn't want to do it anymore.
Sure, he was making good cash as a third-round draft pick, a former All-American defensive tackle from Ohio State with a nice future with a Super Bowl contender.
But something wasn't right. Something was missing. And a day later, that something missing was Pitcock himself, who went underground after never showing up at Colts' camp.
"I'm introverted. I cast myself away from everybody and became almost a hermit," Pitcock said Thursday after his first practice with the Seahawks, who are giving him a chance at a comeback. "I was a hermit for a year. No one knew where I was at. I just sat in my apartment and did nothing."
Nothing except play video games, which became his addiction and way to avoid the world. Who needs real life when you've got PlayStation?
"I got sucked into that," said the 26-year-old. "I'm going to be working soon starting some sort of charity to help kids who are addicted to video games because that turned into my way out and I got lost to the world. It took me awhile to get myself back and get my bearings and get back into society.
