Kansas City Chiefs’ young quarterback Patrick Mahomes II only started one game in NFL, but there are already lots of people who are high on the 22-year-old. One of them is former Chiefs’ All-Pro linebacker Tamba Hali, who recently compared Mahomes to legendary Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre.

“You’re going to get a complete player,” – Hali gushed about Mahomes during a recent guest appearance on the NFL Network’s Good Morning Football. “I mean, he’s a smart player. He can throw the ball. Athletically, he’s gifted. You don’t have to coach it. In practice, I’d watch him just look guys off. I mean, Eric Berry, you look him off and complete the ball. He did it to Marcus Peters a lot. So, people don’t know what’s coming. I don’t want to hype him, but I compare him to Brett Favre. He runs around the field and he throws the ball and he’s just having fun.”

Surprisingly, Hali isn’t the only one to compare Patrick Mahomes to Brett Favre. Mahomes draw the same comparison even before he entered the league since many analysts thought that his athleticism and a strong passing arm resemble the physical traits of Favre.

Interesting thing is that Patrick Mahomes has Andy Reid as his head coach, a man who worked with Favre for seven years during his time as an assistant with the Packers.

In the lone game he started in 2017, Patrick Mahomes already showed a glimpse of his talent by completing 22 of 35 passes for 284 yards and leading his team to a 27–24 win against Denver Broncos. This was enough for the Kansas City Chiefs to bet their future on him, and have already traded away their starting quarterback Alex Smith with the intention to make Mahomes the started for 2018.

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The world of professional sports is notoriously dense with unimaginable pressure. When performing in the public eye, athletes face a degree of physical and mental stress that regular civilians could hardly begin to imagine. This, in combination with the pain of injury, makes it unsurprising that many are led down drug-ridden paths. How they recover is nothing short of amazing…

Andre Agassi

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Tennis may have a reputation for being a dignified, graceful sport, but even the primmest and most proper athletes are capable of concealing ugly secrets. There may be no greater example of this than that of Andre Agassi, the legendary tennis champ who recently revealed that a hidden struggle with meth dependency at one point threatened to end his career.

Agassi came clean about his use of hard drugs in his recent tell-all autobiography, in which he detailed everything from failing drug tests to lying to the authorities. Luckily, the athlete was able to overcome his addiction in 1997, going on to successfully revive his legendary career.

Brett Favre

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Thanks to his wildly successful career as an NFL quarterback (not to mention his notoriously long list of endorsements), Brett Favre is a household name. There is one detail about the athlete’s past that is not as widely-publicized, however: his battle with prescription drug addiction.

Like so many Americans today, Favre developed a dependency on drugs after being prescribed opiate painkillers to treat a series of injuries. His addiction to the drug Vicodin soon became emphasized by his increasing alcohol consumption, ultimately leading Favre to suffer a serious seizure. The incident served as a wake-up call for the superstar, who got clean and went on to break records and cement his place in football history.

David Thompson

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Though he did still manage to have a long and impactful career in the NBA, fans will always be left to wonder what David Thompson could have done had he reached his full potential. Sadly (as is the case with many celebrities), his use of alcohol and cocaine quickly became far more than just a fun escape from the pressures of the public eye.

The party-heavy lifestyle proved too much for the athlete, pushing him to seek sobriety multiple times through multiple rehabilitation centers as his career unraveled. Luckily, his efforts stuck in time to save his life, leading the Hall of Famer to a peaceful, drug-free retirement.

Josh Hamilton

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MLB star Josh Hamilton has had a somewhat rocky path to success, to say the least. Before finally finding redemption in the form of a $125 million spot on the Angels’ roster, the struggling athlete famously spent nearly a decade scraping rock bottom as the effects of crack cocaine chipped away at his once-powerful body and mind.

After losing his first multi-million dollar pro contract, his home, his will to live, and a dangerous amount of weight, Hamilton sought out his kind-hearted grandmother for help in his darkest hour. Thanks to her guidance as well as a newfound connection with religion, Hamilton was able to get clean and come back to the major leagues stronger than ever.

Lawrence Taylor

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Few may know that Lawrence Taylor, frequently said to be the most-feared player in NFL history, has had experience fighting off some pretty terrifying demons of his own. Since his retirement, Taylor has revealed via autobiography that he struggled immensely with cocaine and crack dependency near the beginning of his now-legendary career.

The superstar’s explosive book not only detailed his regular use of high-risk substances, but also the efforts NFL officials took to keep his secret under wraps, including knowingly disregarding the topic during negotiations and even accepting fraudulent drug test samples. Though the league may have turned a blind eye, Taylor was able to spot his own red flags, prompting him to quietly seek help and get sober.

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We all know it can be very hard to say goodbye to something you love. That sentiment can be even more true for athletes. 

Many athletes leave the game when they feel like they have nothing left to give, but some top athletes realize they have more gas left in the tank after they retire. While some of these stellar players left the game in their prime, others seemed to be ageless wonders that could play forever.

Here are some of the biggest names in sports that walked away from the game only to hit the restart button on their careers and compete once again.

Brett Favre

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Favre talked about retirement for many years before saying farewell to a distinguished 16-year career with the Packers in March of 2008. That retirement only lasted one off season. The 11-time Pro Bowler returned to football in August of that same year as a New York Jet. He played with the Jets for one season before retiring again briefly in February of 2009 only to then sign with the Minnesota Vikings that August. Favre played for two more seasons with the Vikings before officially calling it quits in 2011.

Michael Jordan

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Jordan’s retirements were as infamous as his career. After leading the Bulls to three consecutive titles, the five-time MVP called it quits in 1993 to play baseball. He returned to the Bulls a year later and led the dynasty to a second three-peat before retiring again in 1998. The second retirement lasted a little bit longer, however Jordan returned to the game in 2001, this time with the Washington Wizards. He played two seasons in Washington before ending his career for good in 2003. Guess third time’s a charm.

Marshawn Lynch

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In 2015, Lynch shocked the NFL by announcing his retirement from the league via Twitter the same day as Super Bowl 50. Though he occasionally battled injury, Lynch was arguably at the height of his career. Lucky for Beastmode fans, his retirement was short-lived. The five-time pro bowler decided to return to the field in 2017 to play for his hometown team the Oakland (now Las Vegas) Raiders.

Jeff Gordon

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NASCAR gave driving legend Jeff Gordon a grand farewell tour in 2015 following an impressive 15-year racing career. Eight months after the touching departure, Gordon found himself once again behind the wheel for Hendrick Motorsports. He replaced Dale Earnhardt Jr. in July of 2016 when Earnhardt was sidelined with concussion-like symptoms for two months. His final race was in October of the same year at Martinsville.

Roger Clemens

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Clemens first walked away from baseball in 2003 to a standing ovation in Game 4 of the World Series as a New York Yankee. That retirement lasted less than a year. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner came returned to the mound that very next season to play for the Houston Astros. He threw for the Astros for three seasons before returning to the Yankees again in 2007. He retired from the majors officially that same year.

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Kansas City Chiefs’ young quarterback Patrick Mahomes II only started one game in NFL, but there are already lots of people who are high on the 22-year-old. One of them is former Chiefs’ All-Pro linebacker Tamba Hali, who recently compared Mahomes to legendary Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre.

“You’re going to get a complete player,” – Hali gushed about Mahomes during a recent guest appearance on the NFL Network’s Good Morning Football. “I mean, he’s a smart player. He can throw the ball. Athletically, he’s gifted. You don’t have to coach it. In practice, I’d watch him just look guys off. I mean, Eric Berry, you look him off and complete the ball. He did it to Marcus Peters a lot. So, people don’t know what’s coming. I don’t want to hype him, but I compare him to Brett Favre. He runs around the field and he throws the ball and he’s just having fun.”

Surprisingly, Hali isn’t the only one to compare Patrick Mahomes to Brett Favre. Mahomes draw the same comparison even before he entered the league since many analysts thought that his athleticism and a strong passing arm resemble the physical traits of Favre.

Interesting thing is that Patrick Mahomes has Andy Reid as his head coach, a man who worked with Favre for seven years during his time as an assistant with the Packers.

In the lone game he started in 2017, Patrick Mahomes already showed a glimpse of his talent by completing 22 of 35 passes for 284 yards and leading his team to a 27–24 win against Denver Broncos. This was enough for the Kansas City Chiefs to bet their future on him, and have already traded away their starting quarterback Alex Smith with the intention to make Mahomes the started for 2018.

The post Tamba Hali Compares Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes to Brett Favre appeared first on SportzBonanza.

The world of professional sports is notoriously dense with unimaginable pressure. When performing in the public eye, athletes face a degree of physical and mental stress that regular civilians could hardly begin to imagine. This, in combination with the pain of injury, makes it unsurprising that many are led down drug-ridden paths. How they recover is nothing short of amazing…

Andre Agassi

Wikipedia

Tennis may have a reputation for being a dignified, graceful sport, but even the primmest and most proper athletes are capable of concealing ugly secrets. There may be no greater example of this than that of Andre Agassi, the legendary tennis champ who recently revealed that a hidden struggle with meth dependency at one point threatened to end his career.

Agassi came clean about his use of hard drugs in his recent tell-all autobiography, in which he detailed everything from failing drug tests to lying to the authorities. Luckily, the athlete was able to overcome his addiction in 1997, going on to successfully revive his legendary career.

Brett Favre

Wikimedia Commons

Thanks to his wildly successful career as an NFL quarterback (not to mention his notoriously long list of endorsements), Brett Favre is a household name. There is one detail about the athlete’s past that is not as widely-publicized, however: his battle with prescription drug addiction.

Like so many Americans today, Favre developed a dependency on drugs after being prescribed opiate painkillers to treat a series of injuries. His addiction to the drug Vicodin soon became emphasized by his increasing alcohol consumption, ultimately leading Favre to suffer a serious seizure. The incident served as a wake-up call for the superstar, who got clean and went on to break records and cement his place in football history.

David Thompson

Wikimedia Commons

Though he did still manage to have a long and impactful career in the NBA, fans will always be left to wonder what David Thompson could have done had he reached his full potential. Sadly (as is the case with many celebrities), his use of alcohol and cocaine quickly became far more than just a fun escape from the pressures of the public eye.

The party-heavy lifestyle proved too much for the athlete, pushing him to seek sobriety multiple times through multiple rehabilitation centers as his career unraveled. Luckily, his efforts stuck in time to save his life, leading the Hall of Famer to a peaceful, drug-free retirement.

Josh Hamilton

Flickr

MLB star Josh Hamilton has had a somewhat rocky path to success, to say the least. Before finally finding redemption in the form of a $125 million spot on the Angels’ roster, the struggling athlete famously spent nearly a decade scraping rock bottom as the effects of crack cocaine chipped away at his once-powerful body and mind.

After losing his first multi-million dollar pro contract, his home, his will to live, and a dangerous amount of weight, Hamilton sought out his kind-hearted grandmother for help in his darkest hour. Thanks to her guidance as well as a newfound connection with religion, Hamilton was able to get clean and come back to the major leagues stronger than ever.

Lawrence Taylor

Wikimedia Commons

Few may know that Lawrence Taylor, frequently said to be the most-feared player in NFL history, has had experience fighting off some pretty terrifying demons of his own. Since his retirement, Taylor has revealed via autobiography that he struggled immensely with cocaine and crack dependency near the beginning of his now-legendary career.

The superstar’s explosive book not only detailed his regular use of high-risk substances, but also the efforts NFL officials took to keep his secret under wraps, including knowingly disregarding the topic during negotiations and even accepting fraudulent drug test samples. Though the league may have turned a blind eye, Taylor was able to spot his own red flags, prompting him to quietly seek help and get sober.

The post 5 Inspiring Athletes Who Beat Their Addictions And Came Back Strong appeared first on SportzBonanza.

We all know it can be very hard to say goodbye to something you love. That sentiment can be even more true for athletes. 

Many athletes leave the game when they feel like they have nothing left to give, but some top athletes realize they have more gas left in the tank after they retire. While some of these stellar players left the game in their prime, others seemed to be ageless wonders that could play forever.

Here are some of the biggest names in sports that walked away from the game only to hit the restart button on their careers and compete once again.

Brett Favre

Flickr

Favre talked about retirement for many years before saying farewell to a distinguished 16-year career with the Packers in March of 2008. That retirement only lasted one off season. The 11-time Pro Bowler returned to football in August of that same year as a New York Jet. He played with the Jets for one season before retiring again briefly in February of 2009 only to then sign with the Minnesota Vikings that August. Favre played for two more seasons with the Vikings before officially calling it quits in 2011.

Michael Jordan

Flickr

Jordan’s retirements were as infamous as his career. After leading the Bulls to three consecutive titles, the five-time MVP called it quits in 1993 to play baseball. He returned to the Bulls a year later and led the dynasty to a second three-peat before retiring again in 1998. The second retirement lasted a little bit longer, however Jordan returned to the game in 2001, this time with the Washington Wizards. He played two seasons in Washington before ending his career for good in 2003. Guess third time’s a charm.

Marshawn Lynch

Flickr

In 2015, Lynch shocked the NFL by announcing his retirement from the league via Twitter the same day as Super Bowl 50. Though he occasionally battled injury, Lynch was arguably at the height of his career. Lucky for Beastmode fans, his retirement was short-lived. The five-time pro bowler decided to return to the field in 2017 to play for his hometown team the Oakland (now Las Vegas) Raiders.

Jeff Gordon

Flickr

NASCAR gave driving legend Jeff Gordon a grand farewell tour in 2015 following an impressive 15-year racing career. Eight months after the touching departure, Gordon found himself once again behind the wheel for Hendrick Motorsports. He replaced Dale Earnhardt Jr. in July of 2016 when Earnhardt was sidelined with concussion-like symptoms for two months. His final race was in October of the same year at Martinsville.

Roger Clemens

Flickr

Clemens first walked away from baseball in 2003 to a standing ovation in Game 4 of the World Series as a New York Yankee. That retirement lasted less than a year. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner came returned to the mound that very next season to play for the Houston Astros. He threw for the Astros for three seasons before returning to the Yankees again in 2007. He retired from the majors officially that same year.

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