Jets Quarterback Erik Ainge Recounts His Drug Addiction, Mental Illnesses As He Tries to Stay Clean

New York Jets backup quarterback Erik Ainge, 24, suffers from bipolar disease and drug addiction. In an attempt to try and raise awareness of addiction and mental illness, Ainge is now sharing his story with the public. According to ESPN.com, Ainge has been sober since July 17, the longest period of sobriety since he was 11. "I had to get help before I died," Aingle wrote in his own words for ESPN. Ainge is a professional athlete who lost control of his life at a young age. Ainge, the nephew of former basketball star and current Celtics general manager Danny...