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Terry Bradshaw opens up about his 'demon in the night' depression in new memoir

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D'Amato, L. (2026, November 1). Terry Bradshaw opens up about his 'demon in the night' depression in new memoir. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/media/terry-bradshaw-opens-demon-night-depression-new-memoir

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Terry Bradshaw, a former NFL quarterback and current sports analyst, discusses his struggles with depression in a new memoir titled "Looking for Terry: A Memoir." During an interview on "Fox & Friends," Bradshaw revealed that despite his public persona as a cheerful and tough individual, he has long battled with mental health issues. He emphasizes the importance of vulnerability among men regarding emotional struggles and mentions a particularly difficult episode during the 1999 Super Bowl in Miami when depression left him unable to get out of bed.
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Terry Bradshaw, the four-time Super Bowl champion and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, opened up in a new memoir titled "Looking for Terry: A Memoir" about his long-standing battle with depression. In an interview on "Fox & Friends," Bradshaw revealed that discussing mental health was difficult to sell to publishers because it deviates from the typical football-centric narratives associated with him. Despite his cheerful public persona, Bradshaw has struggled privately with depression throughout his career and now hopes to encourage men to be more open about their emotional challenges. He describes depression as an "ugly head" that occasionally rears up but emphasizes that it does not strip away his personality. Published in November 2026, the book aims to destigmatize mental health issues within sports communities.

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🔮 On the surface, Bradshaw exudes a cheerful demeanor, which he said might surprise those he opens up to about his mental health struggles.
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The FOX Sports analyst and four-time Super Bowl champion told "Fox & Friends" that "Looking for Terry: A Memoir" was a hard sell to his publisher because it isn’t about football.
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🔮 On the surface, Bradshaw exudes a cheerful demeanor, which he said might surprise those he opens up to about his mental health struggles.

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Terry Bradshaw wants men to know they aren’t alone. asserted
they → want → ?
The FOX Sports analyst and four-time Super Bowl champion told "Fox & Friends" that "Looking for Terry: A Memoir" was a hard sell to his publisher because it isn’t about football. asserted
it → tell → football
Instead, Bradshaw decided to open up about his longtime battle with depression. asserted
Bradshaw → decide → depression
"I haven’t been public with it as much, that’s why I came out with this book," the Pittsburgh Steelers legend said during his Oct. 14 interview. asserted
legend → ’ → interview
On the surface, Bradshaw exudes a cheerful demeanor, which he said might surprise those he opens up to about his mental health struggles. uncertain
he → exude → struggles
He’s had a prolific career both in the NFL and as a television sports analyst, and has built a reputation as a "tough guy." asserted
He → have → guy
"People think, well, if you’re dealing with depression — I’m not dealing with depression right now," Bradshaw said. asserted
Bradshaw → think → depression
The Hall of Fame quarterback said depression often "rears its ugly head," but he stresses that it doesn’t rob him of his personality. asserted
it → say → personality
Bradshaw describes it as a sickening feeling that comes over him at times and is challenging to snap out of. asserted
that → describe → times
In "Looking for Terry," he wants readers, especially men, to be more vulnerable about their emotional struggles. asserted
readers → look → struggles
Women might be more likely to get help, he said, but men often turn instead to "a few drinks and some drugs." uncertain
men → get → drinks
One of Bradshaw’s most challenging bouts with depression came during the 1999 Super Bowl in Miami, where he was working as a broadcaster. asserted
he → come → broadcaster
He told Fox News co-host Brian Kilmeade that he couldn’t get out of bed. asserted
he → tell → bed
He said his depression can emerge like a "demon in the night" during times of stress, family issues or when he is tired. asserted
he → say → stress
Today, he has someone to lean on in his wife, Tammy. asserted
he → have → wife
She even has a name for his depression: Roy. asserted
She → have → depression
"She says to me, ‘Is Roy showing his ugly head?’" he explained. asserted
he → say → head
"I say yeah, and then we start talking about it, and I’m telling you, it’s like the greatest gift in the world just to have someone you can share that with. asserted
you → say → that
Readers of "Looking for Terry: A Memoir" will get a glimpse of an "ordinary guy who’s had an extraordinary run," not a "highlight reel," he said. asserted
he → look → run
Above all, Bradshaw doesn’t want people to feel sorry for him. asserted
people → want → him
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