Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller has decided to medically retire from football and he shared a powerful and courageous letter revealing his mental health battles.
in the class of 2019, Miller was projected to be Ohio State's starting center in 2021 after starting six games on the Buckeyes' offensive line in 2020. Miller ended up playing in just two games last season, however, and has now decided away to step away from football in the interest of his mental health.
In a statement Miller released on Twitter, he revealed that he had suicidal thoughts before last season but received the support he needed from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and Ohio State’s sports psychologists, and indicated that he will remain around the Ohio State football program even though he is no longer playing.
“Prior to the season last year, I told Coach Day of my intention to kill myself. He immediately had me in touch with Dr. Candice and Dr. Norman, and I received the support I needed,” Miller wrote. “I am grateful for the infrastructure Coach Day has put in place at Ohio State, and I am grateful that he is letting me find a new way to help others in the program. I hope athletic departments around the country do the same. If not for him and the staff, my words would not be a reflection.
Miller concluded his letter by saying “I am okay” and “There is help, always” and including the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-8255. Mental health has been a point of emphasis within Ohio State’s athletic department and specifically the football program since Day became the Buckeyes’ head coach in 2019. Day, who lost his own father to suicide when he was only eight years old, detailed hisIt was no coincidence that last night, with Ryan Day in attendance, the Toledo/Wistert Chapter of the
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