If you were a football fan in the mid 80's chances are you knew who Dave Duerson was. He played defensive back for the '85 bears who won Super Bowl XX and is recognized as one of the greatest teams in NFL history. He later won another Super Bowl with the Giants in Super Bowl XXV. In 1986 he set an NFL record for most sacks by a defensive back, (7) and had the record until 2005. When I had heard he had killed himself by shooting himself in the chest so his brain would be spared for studies of long term affects of head trauma and that he had sent a text to family members right before he did it with instructions. I knew I wanted to find out what I could and write about it. While I was researching I came upon an article in DeadSpin by Rob Trucks who had actually interviewed Duerson three months before his death and Rob does a good job of showing the readers where Dave Duerson's head was in November of 2010. Since Rob Trucks actually interviewed him how can I do the story justice by given you my spin on second hand knowledge? I cannot so hear you go. An interview with the late Dave Duerson as told to Rob Trucks.
http://deadspin.com/#!5767609/you-have-to-accept-my-pain-an-interview-with-dave-duerson-three-months-before-his-suicide
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