Ex-NFL star says life-saving friendship of a stranger is helping him overcome addiction and injury
Former Buccaneer on his way to recovery after help from a stranger
and last updated 2021-03-17 10:03:53-04
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. â Fifty-two-year-old Keith McCants was supposed to be the next big football star as the first-round draft pick of the Bucs in 1990.
But during his short career, he struggled physically. Thatâs me praying to God, to help my knee, said McCants, pointing to a picture of himself praying on the field while wearing a knee brace.
McCants says his injuries led to pain pills which led to addiction which led to prison.
Ex-NFL star says life-saving friendship with stranger is helping him overcome addiction, injury
Former Buccaneer on his way to recovery after help from a stranger
By: WFTS Staff
and last updated 2021-03-17 12:09:20-04
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. â Keith McCants was supposed to be the next big football star as the first-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1990. But during his short career, he struggled physically. Thatâs me praying to God, to help my knee, said McCants, pointing to a picture of himself praying on the field while wearing a knee brace.
McCants, now 52, says his injuries led to pain pills, which led to addiction, which led to prison.