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Delvin Breaux says he tried to commit suicide, out to help others
Posted on 6/14/23 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 6/14/23 at 4:15 pm
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We've seen an alarming rise in youth depression and suicide since the pandemic and a former Saints player says he wants to make a difference and reverse that trend.
So, he's opening up about what he went through when he was young, and putting on special events to help teens and adults as well.
Saints fans most likely know the Delvin Breaux story. He’s the cornerback who played for the Saints and in the Canadian Football League.
You may remember the broken neck he suffered during a kickoff return at McDonogh 35 High. That kept him from the gridiron at LSU, but it also shocked doctors that he wasn't paralyzed. All that time there was an injury no one knew about that broke something else, his spirit and will to live.
“I tried to commit suicide going through a lot of trauma as a kid, and then throughout my life I tried to commit suicide," said Breaux, 33.
The pain became unbearable when Delvin was only nine-years-old.
“Through a lot of physical abuse that was going on in my house, you know, I couldn't share it with nobody. So, now that I have the courage and belief in myself that, you know, other people are out there like me, who've been through the same thing.”
Now that he has healed, Delvin wants others to know that same freedom. This weekend, he invites boys and girls from 11 years old to 21 years old to join him and other mental health professionals at a free boot camp at Dillard University.
He knows mental health problems have soared among youth since the pandemic, but he also knows our hurricanes and crime add to it.
“I always think about my nine-year-old self, and I always tell him, ‘Hey, you were brave. I'm glad you survived. I'm glad you got through it. Now it's time for you to share your story, and let the world know,” Breaux said.
Delvin recently became a coach at Booker T. Washington. Students think it's pretty cool that a former NFL player is theirs.
“‘You played for the Saints? What? Is that true?’” he said the students asked. “I'm like, ‘Yes. Yes’ ‘So, you're going to be coaching us?’ And I'm like, ‘Yes.’ And they were like, ‘So, you're going to be teaching us all the NFL drills, all the workouts?’ And I'm like, ‘Yes, I'm here. I'm real. I'm here for y'all.’”
But Delvin says he is the fortunate one.
“The joy, and passion I get to see out of those kids' faces when I get to teach them certain techniques, and certain learning methods about life, that smile, that joy, it just brings light to me and makes me want to do it more,” he said.
The free youth mental health camp this weekend will also focus on physical health.
And there will also be an adult mixer on June 28.
Kudos to Delvin for what he has been through and able to overcome. So much talent and potential lost to injuries.
I really hope the very best for him.
We've seen an alarming rise in youth depression and suicide since the pandemic and a former Saints player says he wants to make a difference and reverse that trend.
So, he's opening up about what he went through when he was young, and putting on special events to help teens and adults as well.
Saints fans most likely know the Delvin Breaux story. He’s the cornerback who played for the Saints and in the Canadian Football League.
You may remember the broken neck he suffered during a kickoff return at McDonogh 35 High. That kept him from the gridiron at LSU, but it also shocked doctors that he wasn't paralyzed. All that time there was an injury no one knew about that broke something else, his spirit and will to live.
“I tried to commit suicide going through a lot of trauma as a kid, and then throughout my life I tried to commit suicide," said Breaux, 33.
The pain became unbearable when Delvin was only nine-years-old.
“Through a lot of physical abuse that was going on in my house, you know, I couldn't share it with nobody. So, now that I have the courage and belief in myself that, you know, other people are out there like me, who've been through the same thing.”
Now that he has healed, Delvin wants others to know that same freedom. This weekend, he invites boys and girls from 11 years old to 21 years old to join him and other mental health professionals at a free boot camp at Dillard University.
He knows mental health problems have soared among youth since the pandemic, but he also knows our hurricanes and crime add to it.
“I always think about my nine-year-old self, and I always tell him, ‘Hey, you were brave. I'm glad you survived. I'm glad you got through it. Now it's time for you to share your story, and let the world know,” Breaux said.
Delvin recently became a coach at Booker T. Washington. Students think it's pretty cool that a former NFL player is theirs.
“‘You played for the Saints? What? Is that true?’” he said the students asked. “I'm like, ‘Yes. Yes’ ‘So, you're going to be coaching us?’ And I'm like, ‘Yes.’ And they were like, ‘So, you're going to be teaching us all the NFL drills, all the workouts?’ And I'm like, ‘Yes, I'm here. I'm real. I'm here for y'all.’”
But Delvin says he is the fortunate one.
“The joy, and passion I get to see out of those kids' faces when I get to teach them certain techniques, and certain learning methods about life, that smile, that joy, it just brings light to me and makes me want to do it more,” he said.
The free youth mental health camp this weekend will also focus on physical health.
And there will also be an adult mixer on June 28.
Kudos to Delvin for what he has been through and able to overcome. So much talent and potential lost to injuries.
I really hope the very best for him.
This post was edited on 6/14/23 at 4:55 pm
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 4:26 pm to hellsu
Put his fricking name in the title.
Posted on 6/14/23 at 4:37 pm to hellsu
I was definitely thinking this was going to be Kyle Turley
Posted on 6/14/23 at 4:42 pm to hellsu
Posted on 6/14/23 at 4:56 pm to Hot Carl
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Put his fricking name in the title.
Happy now titty baby
This post was edited on 6/14/23 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 6/14/23 at 5:56 pm to hellsu
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Delvin Breaux says he tried to commit suicide, out to help others
The structure of this sentence makes it sound….interesting to say the least
Posted on 6/14/23 at 7:49 pm to hellsu
Here is a close up of the last part of King George's gif
In case you guys did not see it
Posted on 6/14/23 at 9:43 pm to DJ3K
You and king George are what’s wrong with the internet and people today. frick off
Posted on 6/15/23 at 8:33 am to SirWinston
Turley has already spoken about it. He has contemplated it before. He said the addiction to pain pills was the main reason why he contemplated it and is why he's a massive cannabis advocate.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 9:18 am to King George
What a douche
Posted on 6/15/23 at 9:19 am to DJ3K
Guy struggles with his mental health, overcomes it and is now giving back to others and your response is to post a roast gif. What a douchebag.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 9:36 am to JiminyCricket
He was very good as a player.
Sounds like a great human.
Sounds like a great human.
Posted on 6/16/23 at 12:24 pm to hellsu
Great to see Delvin Breaux turn it around and find his place as he heads into the next chapter of his life. Saints fans will be rooting for ya. Keep it up.
Posted on 6/16/23 at 1:18 pm to hellsu
This is just another reason I am through with Sean Payton.
This is a story from May 2020.
Delvin Breaux reflects on Saints fallout, misdiagnosed NFL career-ending injury
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In the ideal world, every player who suits up for the New Orleans Saints would get to go out on top and move on with a sense of closure. That wasn’t the case for Delvin Breaux, the cornerback who appeared in 22 games from 2015 to 2016. Breaux appeared on the Straight-Up Saints podcast with Chris Rosvoglou to discuss his relationship with the Saints, head coach Sean Payton, and how he’s doing up in the CFL.
Breaux, a New Orleans native who starred at McDonogh 35 High School, still remains a supporter of the Saints. He and his family cheered on the Saints even in defeat in the 2019 playoffs. He said of Saints fans, “The amount of support I got, not just from my family and friends but from the fans, the Who Dat Nation is crazy. I love them man, they’re awesome. They’re my biggest supporters even now.”
While Breaux still treasures his relationship with the fanbase, his connection to the team remains rocky. The misdiagnosed broken leg that derailed his 2017 training camp and ultimately ended his NFL career remains a point of contention for him.
“About that situation, it was a tough time for me and my family,” Breaux said. “It was hard. We didn’t know where to go or what was going to happen. Everything with the misdiagnosis — I had never been through that before. And by going through everything with the doctors with the misdiagnosis, and with Coach Payton, it was a really tough time for me and my family.”
Breaux’s conflict with Payton was something especially hard for him to stomach, to a point where he still feels a sense of betrayal towards the Saints head coach.
He continued, “Me and Coach Payton during that time, we were not on good terms. It was not good. That situation with me and the head coach, man,” “I’m just going to [expletive] lay it out. There was no respect, I was telling him something was wrong with my leg, something was bothering me, I knew something was wrong with my leg.
“And he just said, ‘Oh the doctors say this and that’ and I’m like, hey man, can we address this situation in private? Instead of humiliating me in front of my team? Because that’s embarrassing. That’s something I wasn’t proud of. I felt like less than a man.”
The result of this fiasco was that the Saints fired both of the team orthopedists and overhauled the medical staff, but the damage was already done. Breaux’s NFL reputation was tarnished and this latest injury — combined with his high school neck issue — were too much for teams to take a chance on. He ended up returning to the CFL, where he’s played at an All-Star level and gone on to compete for a Grey Cup championship.
This is a story from May 2020.
Delvin Breaux reflects on Saints fallout, misdiagnosed NFL career-ending injury
LINK
In the ideal world, every player who suits up for the New Orleans Saints would get to go out on top and move on with a sense of closure. That wasn’t the case for Delvin Breaux, the cornerback who appeared in 22 games from 2015 to 2016. Breaux appeared on the Straight-Up Saints podcast with Chris Rosvoglou to discuss his relationship with the Saints, head coach Sean Payton, and how he’s doing up in the CFL.
Breaux, a New Orleans native who starred at McDonogh 35 High School, still remains a supporter of the Saints. He and his family cheered on the Saints even in defeat in the 2019 playoffs. He said of Saints fans, “The amount of support I got, not just from my family and friends but from the fans, the Who Dat Nation is crazy. I love them man, they’re awesome. They’re my biggest supporters even now.”
While Breaux still treasures his relationship with the fanbase, his connection to the team remains rocky. The misdiagnosed broken leg that derailed his 2017 training camp and ultimately ended his NFL career remains a point of contention for him.
“About that situation, it was a tough time for me and my family,” Breaux said. “It was hard. We didn’t know where to go or what was going to happen. Everything with the misdiagnosis — I had never been through that before. And by going through everything with the doctors with the misdiagnosis, and with Coach Payton, it was a really tough time for me and my family.”
Breaux’s conflict with Payton was something especially hard for him to stomach, to a point where he still feels a sense of betrayal towards the Saints head coach.
He continued, “Me and Coach Payton during that time, we were not on good terms. It was not good. That situation with me and the head coach, man,” “I’m just going to [expletive] lay it out. There was no respect, I was telling him something was wrong with my leg, something was bothering me, I knew something was wrong with my leg.
“And he just said, ‘Oh the doctors say this and that’ and I’m like, hey man, can we address this situation in private? Instead of humiliating me in front of my team? Because that’s embarrassing. That’s something I wasn’t proud of. I felt like less than a man.”
The result of this fiasco was that the Saints fired both of the team orthopedists and overhauled the medical staff, but the damage was already done. Breaux’s NFL reputation was tarnished and this latest injury — combined with his high school neck issue — were too much for teams to take a chance on. He ended up returning to the CFL, where he’s played at an All-Star level and gone on to compete for a Grey Cup championship.
Posted on 6/16/23 at 2:03 pm to hellsu
IMO, his misdiagnosis sticks out the most, but you hear similar stories from a variety of other former players (Kennan Lewis & Shockey jump out) over multiple team doctors. There is definitely a problem with the team and every one of their medical staffs, which is usually Ochsner based. After seeing the report card for all teams last year, makes you wonder how much influence Payton was having with the medical staffs trying to push people back too soon.
Posted on 6/17/23 at 11:10 am to hellsu
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This is just another reason I am through with Sean Payton.
Sean Payton without a doubt is and has always been a prick of the highest order.
People loved him because he was our prick for a long time.
Posted on 6/17/23 at 11:39 am to 3deadtrolls
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People loved him because he was our prick for a long time.
Eh, that didn’t last too long after he went 7-9 for three consecutive seasons. He was maligned on here by several fans.
Posted on 6/20/23 at 12:34 pm to hellsu
Did dude ever sue Payton and the Saints and settle?? Dude was a really good CB in his short stint with the Saints. He was playing at an All Pro level with the Saints that season before the injury happened and, well, y'all all know the rest. Smh It's a great thing that he is doing for these young kids and the community overall in general. Way to go Mr. Breaux! 
This post was edited on 6/20/23 at 12:46 pm
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