Ryan Leaf: Letter to My Younger Self

Posted Apr 28, 2017
I know you’re feeling a lot like a God right now, because it’s April 18, 1998, and the San Diego Chargers just selected you with the second pick in the NFL draft. Congratulations. You officially have it all. That’s you, young Ryan Leaf, at his absolute finest: arrogant, boorish and narcissistic. You think you’ve got all the answers. Well I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but the truth is...You don’t know s***. (The Players' Tribune)

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