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ANDREWS SAYS HE’S BATTLING DEPRESSION
ProFootballTalk.com — Eagles guard Shawn Andrews says that his absence from training camp is the result of depression.“I’m willing to admit that I’ve been going through a very bad time with depression ,” Andrews said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News .  ”I’ve finally decided to get professional help.  It’s not something that blossomed up overnight.  I’m on medication, trying to get better.” Andrews could be in camp later this week.  “I have a meeting with my doc on Thursday, and hopefully, I’ll be up that way on Friday,” Andrews said. Depression is a very real condition, and it’s often ...

Eagles' Shawn Andrews: 'I've Been Going Through a Very Bad Time With Depression'
FanHouse — Filed under: Eagles, NFL Injuries Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Shawn Andrews has still not reported to the team's training camp, and the reasons have remained mysterious, with rumors about health problems, personal problems, or discontent with his contract. Now Andrews has finally explained: He's depressed. He tells the Philadelphia Daily News: "I'm willing to admit that I've been going through a very bad time with depression," the Eagles' two-time Pro Bowl right guard said. "I've finally decided to get ...

The Emo Eagles Welcome Shawn Andrews To The Flock
Kissing Suzy Kolber — ... Down some dark defile of the mind, terra incognito to the blithe and bourgeois notions of normalcy, lies a swath of consciousness shrouded in a substance as dark as Kevin Curtis is light. Shawn Andrews has seen this place. So, too, have I. Indeed, I’ve felt its wintry contours and been contained within its clammy manacles. ...

Shawn Andrews has a serious problem: depression
Shutdown Corner — ... football player can neither win nor entertain. And if we stopped and lit a candle and had a prayer service for every player who was injured, no one would ever get anything done. But then there are the mental and emotional ailments, which are given even less sympathy, if they're even acknowledged at all. And that's what Philadelphia Eagles lineman Shawn Andrews--who has missed all of Eagles training camp--is finding out right now. Here's Andrews, via Eagletarian: "I'm willing to admit that I've been going through a ...