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The Respondent w Erik Kramer & Greg Ellis

The Respondent w Erik Kramer & Greg Ellis

FromThe Respondent


The Respondent w Erik Kramer & Greg Ellis

FromThe Respondent

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Length:
114 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Erik Kramer was an NFL quarterback who in 1991 led the Detroit Lions to a 12-4 regular season record, their first playoff victory since 1962 and the NFC Championship game. He went on to set passing records with the Chicago Bears that stand to this day. Following his playing career, Erik become a TV sports broadcaster covering the Detroit Lions & Chicago Bears preseason games, NFL regular season games for Fox, as well as in-studio analysis. Today he opens up about his career, the sudden death of his son Griffen from a heroin overdose, his own failed suicide attempt, the resultant conservatorship nightmare and the false allegation of domestic violence from the woman who coerced him into marrying her.After a storied career playing American football, former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer’s 18-year-old overdoses on heroin and dies, his mother dies of cancer, as does his father. Soon after these devastating personal tragedies, and overcome with grief and debilitating depression, Erik meticulously planned his own suicide. Although he ultimately survived - the bullet went through his chin, mouth and lodged in his brain - it left him with massive brain injuries. Depressed and mentally incapacitated, he then met a woman named Courtney Baird who coerced him to marry her. What follows is a cautionary tale as Erik is led through conservatorship hoax, marriage fraud, the corruption of family law, and arrested on (ultimately false allegations) charges of domestic violence that leave him facing felony assault.Official Respondent Homepage | http://www.therespondent.com ⚡️Official Greg Ellis | https://www.realgregellis.com/the-respondent/ ?
Released:
Oct 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (70)

THE RESPONDENT is A MULTIMEDIA CHILD ADVOCACY SERIES aiming to inspire family champions.Greg Ellis set out on a journey to explore the condition of the male experience via a new video and podcast series, The Respondent - a multimedia conversation on positive masculinity; a whodunnit, in which Greg—as both lead detective and key perpetrator—works to track down the co-conspirators of men’s demise and the secrets to their reclamation. It’s also an exploration of how becoming a modern man today demands we reimagine masculinity, rethink fatherhood and revitalize our image of family.Season one guests include experts, educators, and celebrity Respondents discussing agitating topics including family, philosophy, fatherhood, psychology, politics, family law, pop culture, entertainment, and much more...