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mtramfan
Alcohol rehab doesn't take this long typically. My sense is that the drinking episodes were the tip of an unseen iceberg, formed from childhood on the obsessively heightened expectations of parents who drove him, drove him from age nine, to become what he has become. Stetson got lost - or crushed - in the process.
Read the old book by baseball player Jimmy Piersall, "Fear Strikes Out" or watch the black-and-white movie. Another good one is "The Great Santini." And where are the Japanese so-called Tiger Children of a generation ago, now?
It may be a while before we hear from Bennett. His story will be an interesting and instructive one, if he ever chooses to share it. McVay is doing the right and decent thing by keeping what he knows to himself without throwing any shade at Bennett.
I am a recovering alcoholic with 11 month sobriety under my belt. I feel very blessed. I can not drink like most people do. I had to get rip roaring drunk every time I drank. And it became a daily thing. I went to rehab for 45 days. Came out and did what I was supposed to do. Got into AA , got a sponsor, and away I went into the land of sobriety. I am very thankful to get my life and family back. My reason for my story is that I do not think that Alcohol is his only problem. But who knows. It could be crack or cocaine which is the toughest addiction to break, or both. Or it could be serious mental issue. My point is, I think it is something way more serious than just alcohol or he would be back to himself by now, IMO.
At any rate, I feel bad for him and pray that he gets his life together, whether he ever plays football again. And I agree that it would be a good story if he comes back strong, with whoever he plays for.
