Eagles’ Brandon Brooks Opens Up About Anxiety Condition

"I have to learn how to chill out and understand ... it’s okay not to be perfect."

Brandon Brooks. (Jeff Fusco)

Brandon Brooks. (Jeff Fusco)

When it happened in 2014, Brandon Brooks thought he just had an ulcer. But then it happened again in 2015, and now it’s happened twice in the last three weeks. The 27-year-old offensive lineman has missed four games in the last three seasons because of a last-minute illness that popped up on game day. Each time, he would wake up around 4 or 5 a.m., vomit uncontrollably for about 24 hours, lack the strength to even stand up and wonder what was happening to him afterward.

Now, he knows what the cause is. Read more »