“I wanted to end my life”: Broncos WR KJ Hamler reflects on the DARKEST phase of his life
KJ Hamler
Denver Broncos drafted WR KJ Hamler in the 2md round of 2019 NFL draft but since being drafted it has not been easy for him. He has only played 16 games with 6 starts as injury bug has been after the WR, throughout his pro career.
That was not all as not only Hamler had a torn ACL and a dislocated hip in Week 3 of the Broncos’ 2021 season but during his recovery form the subsequent hip surgery his grandmother died at the age of 83.
“I wish I would have asked for help”: KJ Hamler
After losing his grandmother who he called the love of his life and the woman who raised him Hamler was in a dark place. He admittedly was at a place that made him question life. He said-
“I wish I would have asked for help, because it was at one point in my life—and I’m going to just be honest with you all because I’m more vulnerable and more confident in myself by just saying it. At one point, I didn’t want to be here. I didn’t want to be in this world. There was one point where I didn’t want to be heard from anymore because I lost my granny and that really hurt me. God gave me the strength to just get out of that hole because he knew I was strong enough to get through [it].
I didn’t feel like I was at the time. Just getting out of that hole was very hard, very tough. Just having all of these things going on and piling on top of each other, it was a hard process. Just to see where I am at from where I started and where I’m at now, [it’s] been a big change. I’m proud of myself and I know my grandmother is proud.”
Hamler didn’t get the help he needed at first and didn’t ask for it but got it and it’s better to be late than never. “At the end of the day, I talked more. I was in therapy. I checked into therapy. I talk to my guys more, talked to my mom, talked to my dad and all the people that care about me here because I don’t have any family out here. [I’m] just trying my best to be a better version of myself.”
Now Hamler is at a better place and said- “I’m not afraid no more to let it be known I was going through that stuff. … Football brought me back to life, I’m grateful.”
Hamler admission comes at a time when NFL and the world as a whole is recognizing the importance of mental health in life and we are trying to be better as a society on the front of mental health awareness.
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