Erik Kramer, Former NFL QB, Suffers Gunshot Wound in Apparent Suicide Attempt

Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer shot himself Tuesday in a suicide attempt, but survived, according to law enforcement sources, perAndrew Blankstein of NBCNews.com. The incident occurred in a Los Angeles area motel.Blankstein noted that Los Angeles County sheriffs deputies were called to the motel for a welfare check and found Kramer with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.Kramer's ex-wife Marshawn said, per Blankstein, "He is a very amazing man, a beautiful soul, but he has suffered depression since he was with the Bears. I can promise you he is not the same man I married." She also noted that she believes Kramer has suffered years of depression due to his time in the NFL.Blanksteins report pointed out that Kramers sonwho was a high school quarterback at the timedied in 2011 from a drug overdose.Kramer played for the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers in his career and even led the Lions to the NFC Championship Game in 1991. His best individual season came in 1995 with the Bears, when he threw for 3,838 yards and 29 touchdowns.In all, Kramer appeared in four playoff games throughout his career, which started in 1987 and ended in 1999.
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