Overview
- Strickland disclosed Tuesday on the Shawn Ryan Show that he loaded a revolver and nearly fired it while playing Russian roulette, and he credited a woman he named Jackie with stopping him.
- He described putting the gun to his head, cocking it, and being prevented from pulling the trigger when Jackie grabbed the weapon and begged him to stop.
- Strickland said the episode fits a longer pattern of self‑harm and trauma, and he warned that alcohol lowers his inhibitions and could lead him to act on suicidal impulses.
- He said revolvers still trigger suicidal thoughts and that he avoids owning them today, and the admission came during a roughly four‑hour interview that covered his past, recovery, and career.
- The account is Strickland’s own first‑person disclosure and has not been independently verified, and it raises questions about mental‑health support, firearms access, and what to watch next for the athlete and the sport.