re: One of the great people of college football, John Saunders, has died.

Awful.
Like many of you, I too enjoyed his professionalism and was sorry to read that he battled the same mental illness demons that so many others face as well.
Here's hoping his family finds a peace that passes understanding.

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Saunders had publicly discussed his battles with depression.

Saunders recently co-wrote a book with John U. Bacon, Playing Hurt: My Journey from Despair to Hope, about his battles with depression. It is set for release in April 2017.

According to the description of the book, Saunders “confesses his constant battle with depression and how it nearly cost him his life.” The book, “welcomes readers into the heart of his desperate struggle against depression: from insights into the illness’s root causes to the nature of modern treatments, from both a medical and cultural perspective. His story unfolds as so many of our lives do – among family, friends and colleagues – but it also peers into places we don’t often discuss openly – psych wards and hospitals. Here is the honest story of a public figure facing his own mental illness headon.

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