Doug Martin
Skilled Psychological Well being Episode Earlier than Loss of life
… Household Breaks Silence
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Doug Martin‘s household is shedding extra mild on the ex-NFL star’s dying … revealing the 36-year-old privately struggled with psychological well being points through the years — they usually had been actively attempting to get him assist previous to his passing.
Martin’s former company — Athletes First — shared a press release on behalf of the household on Monday … which defined how Martin’s mother and father had contacted native authorities earlier within the night time for “medical assistance.”
The household mentioned Doug grew to become “overwhelmed and disoriented” … which led him to go away the house and enter a neighbor’s residence two doorways down the road, the place he was then taken into custody.
Oakland Police mentioned responding officers had a “brief struggle” with Martin throughout his detainment and he develop into unresponsive.
He was then rushed to the hospital by paramedics, the place he later died.
The household mentioned Martin’s psychological well being points away from the general public eye “profoundly impacted his personal and professional life.”
“Ultimately, mental illness proved to be the one opponent from which Doug could not run.”
Martin’s reason behind dying has not been decided … and the investigation into what transpired remains to be on-going, with a number of businesses concerned.
