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Pitcock overcomes video-game addiction, returns to football

Pitcock overcomes video-game addiction, returns to football

As it turns out, the folks who wrote the groan-inducing 1980s song Pac-Man Fever were on to something. In 2008, former Colts defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock retired from the NFL to a video-game addiction.  Specifically, the addiction was a manifestation of depression and ADHD, very real illnesses that continue to have unfair social stigmas attached…