BOULDER - Phillip Lindsay has a message for NFL scouts during the cartel week in Indianapolis: If you exclude a professional perspective...
BOULDER - Phillip Lindsay has a message for NFL scouts during the cartel week in Indianapolis: If you exclude a professional perspective because you are fighting an attention deficit disorder, you can turn your back on a professional bowler
"This could be a problem for some, I really don't know," the Broncos and former CU and Denver South driver told reporters on Wednesday. "But if that's the case, have mercy on her." Because no one defines who they are ... if they're good at something, they're good at it. "
Lindsay, who switched from a recruited recruit to a Broncos Pro Bowl selection in 2018, spoke about her personal battles with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) on Wednesday in a public forum at the Dal Ward Arrow Touchdown at CU Club.
"Today they call it an 'invisible handicap'. I had a learning disability for me, "said Lindsay, one of the keynote speakers at the Buffs Inclusive Sports Summit that dealt with a number of academic and social issues related to athletics.
"I really didn't want to say" I have a learning disability. "No child means that when it grows up. Children are bad. Let's face it: children are bad."
Lindsay, 25, said he was diagnosed with learning disabilities as a child that affected concentration and behavior. During a question-and-answer session with the audience, he emphasized the importance of emotional support from parents and academic support from teachers and administrators.
"(There was) a parent-teacher conference where a teacher said he could never learn because he was" too lazy, "said Lindsay." And my mother attended. "
Lindsay went on a panel with one of her former school authorities, the deputy director of CU athlete / learning specialist Michelle Brannigan and, on the balance between athletics and learning difficulties, a Buff Lacrosse player Elinor Wolf.
"I fought in school. I just couldn't get the help I needed. It wasn't until my mother called Michelle that she had a learning disability, "said the former Buffs pilot." I was angry at first. I said, "Mom, why are you doing this to me?"
"Everyone thinks it's an illness or something. No. You need additional help. Some people need help. Some people need more time. I needed more help, more time and someone who really believed in me. When you come to university , you can really get lost. When I arrived with Michelle, I could trust myself. "
Lindsay, who has been playing CU since 2014-17, said he was "one of the boys of the Buffs with learning difficulties at the time" and those who did as they introduced themselves and received tuition were encouraged to do so. , Likewise.
"It's about graduation," said Lindsay. "The most important thing for me was to get my degree."
Lindsay said he "didn't believe" in taking medication to overcome her learning difficulties.
"It makes you soft and does different things." Lindsay said. "It helps different children (with) different things. But when you're on the soccer field, you can't be calm.
"I have ADS, so I was really outside. But I learned to deal with it. Breathing techniques and being calmer. I can't say that for everyone. Certain medications help. To be honest, I just don't believe it."
Lindsay is not sure if his diagnosis of ADS hurt him before two sources on NFL scouts, despite collecting 4,859 yards of scrum and 39 touchdowns with the buffs in four seasons. But he wouldn't run away from the subject if asked.
"Without a doubt, they know for sure," said Lindsay, who signed with the Broncos in May 2018 as a free agent. "But I tell you this: Scouts know everything about you. They know it well." , angry when you went to the bathroom another day. So I could have played a role. "
