Former Titan Using Life Experiences to Help Others

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dave Ball remembers his darkest day like it was yesterday, just like he remembers O.J. Murdock’s beaming smile.

It came at the start of his fifth training camp with the Titans, when then head coach Mike Munchak delivered some devastating news during a team meeting.

Murdock, a wide receiver with the team, had committed suicide while back home in Tampa, Fla. The news hit close to home for Ball, who lost two friends to suicide while in high school.

“I couldn’t deal with it any more,’’ Ball said. “After that meeting we broke into defensive meetings and I started to have a crazy emotional breakdown. I was crying during the meeting. And when we went to walk-through I couldn’t take it. I told Munchak I needed help, that I was struggling. I was stressing out. I told him I couldn’t deal with it any more. I was so stressed out.”....