A retired NFL fullback pleaded for help with head and brain trouble on Twitter, saying 'football did it' to him

• Retired NFL fullback Le'Ron McClain posted a series of tweets over the weekend, in which he said he needed to get his "head checked."
• In a $1 billion settlement with former players, the NFL offered claimants up to $5 million in compensation for traumatic brain injuries.
• It's unclear if McClain is part of the settlement, but in his tweets he called on the NFL to help him seek the treatment he needs.
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A retired NFL fullback pleaded for help on Twitter over the weekend, saying playing football caused him to have head and brain trouble.

In a series of emotional tweets, Le'Ron McClain, 34, said he needed to get his "head checked" and called on the NFL for help.

McClain played at the University of Alabama before joining the Baltimore Ravens in 2007. After three years with Baltimore, he spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers before being released in 2014.

"I have to get my head checked,"McClain tweeted. "Playing fullback since high school. Its takes too f------ much to do anything. My brain is f------ tired.... @NFL i need some help with this s---. Dark times and its showing. F------ help me please!!"

In another tweet he said: 'Need to tell my story of how my head is crazy and how football did it.... Please someone help me get this out the @NFL puts paperwork in out faces and thats it. Yes its programs f--- all that I need help now I need a plan..... F--- Man. They dont f------ get it man"

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He also speculated he would have an easier time seeking assistance if he was a quarterback.

"Watch how fast they come to aid if I was som3 QB or anything but no I was f------ fullback that did it all,"McClain tweeted. "@NFL I need help and i need the process to speed the f--- up."

Read some of McClain's tweets below, some of which include profanity:

It's unclear if McClain is part of the $1 billion NFL settlement with former players

The NFL acknowledged a connection between football and head injuries in 2016.

In a $1 billion settlement with former players, the NFL offered claimants up to $5 million in compensation for concussion-related brain injuries and other diagnoses, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia, according to CNN and ESPN.

It's unclear if McClain is part of the settlement, but in his tweets he called on the NFL to help him seek the treatment he needs. The NFL has yet to publicly respond to McClain's tweets, and didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Hours after McClain's tweets, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck retired in a move that shocked the NFL world. Luck, 29, said he decided to stop playing due to the toll of a string of major injuries.

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