Former Chargers quarterback Quentin Jammer is making a shocking revelation about his time on the field amid his divorce.
“True story ……. In 2011 I played completely s*** faced drunk in at least 8 games,” Jammer, 46, wrote via X on Monday, December 8.
In a subsequent tweet shared on Tuesday, December 9, Jammer opened up about how football players can struggle on the field while dealing with personal matters.
“Football players deal with life problems also. Problems don’t care abt [sic] the amt [sic] of money you make,” he wrote. “I heal the way I wanna heal. U don’t like it then F*** YOU!”
In a reply to a user asking if he was “drunk” when facing off against Peyton Manning in 2012, Jammer revealed that he was “completely sober” during that season since he was “saved by a beautiful lady.”
As for now Jammer is faring now, he replied to a fan and shared that he is currently “almost two years completely sober.”
After seeing how his tweet went viral, Jammer shared that he was disappointed over the Internet’s reaction to his confession.
“Definitely makes me sad that a lot of y’all saw that tweet as ‘player admits to playing drunk’ instead of the message,” he penned. “Being vulnerable as a man is a f***in superpower. Saves lives. Proven.”
Jammer played for the Chargers back when they were in San Diego. (The Chargers played in San Diego before relocating to Los Angeles in 2017.)
The cornerback was drafted by the team in 2002. Jammer remained with the team for 10 seasons before joining the Denver Broncos in 2013. After his one year in Denver, Jammer was not signed anywhere else and retired from the sport the following year.
Quentin was previously married to his high school sweetheart Alice Jammer after her graduation in 2000. The pair welcomed three children before they divorced in 2013.
In 2012, Quentin opened up about how he was struggling with relationship issues during the previous football season.
“I was going through a divorce,” he told the San Diego Union-Tribune at the time, per NFL.com. “It’s hard playing football when so much is on your mind.”
The athlete confessed he knew he wasn’t playing to the best of his abilities.
“Last year, let’s just put it out there, was not my best year,” he reflected. “I would try to shake myself out of it, get the cobwebs out and just think. But there were so many things to deal with, so much was going through my head. I couldn’t focus.”
Quentin shared that he planned to come back stronger because he didn’t want to let his teammates down.
“This was the toughest thing I ever had to deal with,” he said. “Am I still affected by it? Yes. But will it affect my season this year? No. This will probably be my best year. I owe it to the team. I owe it to Norv, who was one of my biggest supporters. He was there, he stood by me, just knowing what I was going through. I owe him and my teammates a great year.”
