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During Super Bowl LIX Media Week in New Orleans, ASC Bandwagon – the student-run media organization at Alfred State College – sent a team of students and our advisor John Anderson to cover the biggest week in sports.

While on Radio Row, John sat down with former NFL center Randy Grimes (10-year veteran, Miami Dolphins & Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Heather Aubrea Stokes, CEO of Serenity Light Recovery. Randy spent two decades trapped in opioid addiction after being given hundreds of painkillers every month during his playing career. He lost everything – family, money, health – before finally getting clean in 2009. Today, he travels the country with a single mission: to reach athletes before addiction drags them down as deep as it took him.

In this powerful interview, Randy and Heather open up about:
How the NFL’s painkiller culture creates silent addicts
The moment Randy hit rock bottom and almost didn’t survive
Why so many former players are still suffering in silence
The exact steps Randy now uses to pull athletes out of the same darkness
How everyday people (and college athletes) can spot the warning signs early

This conversation is raw, hopeful, and packed with hard truths every athlete, parent, and coach needs to hear.

Filmed on location at Super Bowl LIX Radio Row by ASC Bandwagon students
Alfred State College | Pioneer Media

Special thanks to Randy Grimes & Heather Aubrea Stokes (CEO, Serenity Light Recovery)
If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, help is available 24/7:
Call SAMHSA National Helpline → 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Serenity Light Recovery → https://serenitylightrecovery.com

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