Derrick Malone Jr: Football player and mental health advocate
Talkin' Ducks
English - April 27, 2021 13:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBFootball Sports Basketball nbc sports ducks oregon ducks sasha spencer atwood sasha spencer goducks jordan kent joey harrington talkin ducks ducks football Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Former Ducks linebacker Derrick Malone joins this week's podcast to discuss his time at Oregon, his battle with mental health and his new children's book: Why Don't Big Boys Cry?
1:30 Why he chose Oregon.
3:50 What it was like when he was told he would redshirt his freshman year.
4:50 When he first noticed himself feeling isolated.
6:40 Derrick never uttered a word about while he was at University of Oregon because he didn't want coaches thinking he wasn't up to the task.
7:40 The things that allowed Derrick to be himself and speak freely about his mental health.
13:00 How his journalism education helped him following his time at Oregon.
16:00 Talking about his blog post: "Depression, I deal with it too."
20:00 About the impact that could be made if we allow ourselves to be vulnerable.
22:50 Why he thinks he had the best college experience possible.
25:00 Talking about his new children's book: Why Don't Big Boys Cry?
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