After The NFL, Pot Saved Boo Williams’ Life. He’s Trying To Return The Favor.

David Davis

Image courtesy of Boo Williams
 
Eddie “Boo” Williams, formerly a tight end with the New Orleans Saints, is sitting on a bench and pulling on a blunt not far from his home in San Diego. He is describing the moment, back in 2011, when he decided to take his own life. “I was in a dark place,” he said. “I thought I was a small person in a big person’s body. I felt like I had no purpose.”
 
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