Reported for the 1994 training camp with the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but suffered a serious knee injury on day one. While recovering from the injury, a high school friend introduced him to heroin. Five years later, he signed as a backup with the BC Lions. Still a heavy cocaine and heroin user, he cut his hand on a crack pipe during the halftime of a game.
Todd Marinovich
Reported for the 1994 training camp with the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but suffered a serious knee injury on day one. While recovering from the injury, a high school friend introduced him to heroin. Five years later, he signed as a backup with the BC Lions. Still a heavy cocaine and heroin user, he cut his hand on a crack pipe during the halftime of a game.