Shawn Andrews: Health is “more important.” The Philadelphia Eagles star guard has come out publicly to explain that his absence from training camp has been due to a mental health struggle. “I’m willing to admit that I’ve been going through a very bad time with depression,” Andrews (No. 73) tells 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.” Though the player has been fined $15,000 for each unexcused absence from practices, he accepts the penalty. “In the state that I’m in, I would be at training camp physically, but mentally, I could have gotten myself hurt or gotten one of my teammates hurt,” he was quoted as telling the newspaper. “Football is important, it’s a means to an end, but my mental health, I feel like, is a lot more important.” The Daily News didn’t detail the source of Andrews’ depression. The Eagles haven’t commented on the player’s revelation. ...
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Shawn Andrews: Health is “more important.” The Philadelphia Eagles star guard has come out publicly to explain that his absence from training camp has been due to a mental health struggle. “I’m willing to admit that I’ve been going through a very bad time with depression,” Andrews (No. 73) tells 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.” Though the player has been fined $15,000 for each unexcused absence from practices, he accepts the penalty. “In the state that I’m in, I would be at training camp physically, but mentally, I could have gotten myself hurt or gotten one of my teammates hurt,” he was quoted as telling the newspaper. “Football is important, it’s a means to an end, but my mental health, I feel like, is a lot more important.” The Daily News didn’t detail the source of Andrews’ depression. The Eagles haven’t commented on the player’s revelation. ...