Ex-NFL player gets clean, now seeks college coach position
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A former Ohio State University football player whose NFL career fell apart because of an addiction to painkillers says he wants to become a college coach and help others avoid similar pitfalls now that he's clean and has earned a college degree.
Shane Olivea tells The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2hjuJcY ) he was high every day following his rookie year with the San Diego Chargers.
The Long Island, New York native checked into a treatment center in 2008 after his mother organized an intervention. He says doctors told him they'd never seen anyone live with such high opioid levels.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Olivea was released by the Chargers and released again by the New York Giants after hurting his back.
He returned to Ohio State last year and graduated in December with a degree in sport industry.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com