Sunday, September 09, 2007

We truly take our hats off to Roy Simmons for his honesty in coming out about his addiction, sexual abuse and his life of love, lust and lies in the NFL closet.  In this eye-opening Autobiography Out Of Bound, Roy Simmons, known as " The Sugar Bear", talks about his life as a NFL football player, playing for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins and USFL Jacksonville Bulls.  Roy Simmons, a man who had it all was at the top of his profession.  He was making tons of money and loved by thousands of fans, fell from glory. 

Though Roy had a promising career as a NFL football player, like so many others, he allowed himself to be seduced into the world of drug-addiction. He followed in the footsteps of his teammates, refused to deal with his homosexuality, and forced himself to forget an unspeakable event that involved him being raped as a child by a respectable neighbor and was in denial about his sex addictions which all caused his down fall.  "It's amazing how he did not realize that his rape would trigger a future chain of events in his later years of countless promiscuity".  

Torn between his high school sweetheart; Sheila, who later became the mother of his daughter, and Joe, the only man he ever truly loved, he manage to lose them both, by letting his selfishness and his addiction interfered.

After leaving the NFL and trying to make a life for himself, Roy goes from "Sugar to Shit".  He continued to indulge heavily into drugs and alcohol and became more and more self-destructive.  His life became unmanageable and spirals out of control.  As the drugs and the alcohol took over his life, he became violent, desperate and started to prostitute himself. Eventually, Roy winds up on welfare. 

As you continue to read this book, you will learn more and more about the great Mr.Roy Simmons, the Ex NFL football player.  In this book, Roy shares his days of free basing, smoking crack, his time in prison and being HIV- Positive.  Roy even talks about dressing up in drag; yes dressing up in drag.

We found it truly remarkable for a man like Roy to encounter so many chances in life… just when you think he has hit rock-bottom, somehow he bounces back.  It's amazing to discover how such a lucky man was not able to learn from his mistakes.  Roy was definitely a man who had more than nine lives

So whether you're a Roy Simmons fan, a recovering addict, bi-sexual, or just plan old confused about who you are, Out Of Bound  teaches you a powerful lesson about the truth…. remember, you can run, but you can't hide because in the end, the truth will always set you free.  So we urge you to go out and get this book and delve into the un-restful soul of Mr. Roy Simmons.  

Until next month!