The No. 1 question I’ve been asked while contributing to TNIAAM or anywhere else is: “How hard it is when you have to criticize guys you played with, aren’t they your friends?” I usually respond with a laugh and a shrug. But in reality, it’s difficult.
The majority of my former teammates have unfollowed me on social media platforms — understandable, as I’ve said on numerous occasions, as an athlete, to keep your nose out of the papers. But still, it’s an uneasy feeling. The few I see around campus who are still comfortable around me say things like “I heard you’re on the other side now.