It was late Saturday morning that I messaged Kathy Redmond to inform her that the magazine-length New York Times story I had written on her longtime activism against violent athletes -- along with her own fascinating spiritual journey -- would be running in the next day's paper and would soon be up on line.
She got back to me back within minutes, asking if I was following the developments in Kansas City (at that point, I was not), adding: "Resources exist to do psyche evals on players and I think it's a cop out to try to say its about concussions."
Within a short time, there was no escaping the shocking news that Jovan Belcher had shot and killed his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins. Soon after, he turned the gun on himself in front of the Chiefs' coach and general manager outside Arrowhead Stadium.
She got back to me back within minutes, asking if I was following the developments in Kansas City (at that point, I was not), adding: "Resources exist to do psyche evals on players and I think it's a cop out to try to say its about concussions."
Within a short time, there was no escaping the shocking news that Jovan Belcher had shot and killed his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins. Soon after, he turned the gun on himself in front of the Chiefs' coach and general manager outside Arrowhead Stadium.
