EX-SUPER MVP TRIED SUICIDE

WASH.» Former SPOKANE,

Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien said he has attempted suicide, hired prostitutes and suffers from persistent depression. Now, he’s wondering if he suffered brain injuries while playing football.

The 55-year-old former quarterback is worried about his future even as he revealed some lurid elements of his past.

“There were behaviors that were just bizarre,” Rypien said in an article published Friday in The Spokesman-Review newspaper and also broadcast on KHQ-TV of Spokane.

His wife, Danielle, said she has also worried about Rypien’s future.

“I remember thinking, ‘Oh, my God, he’s going to end up in a home,’ ” Danielle said. “I didn’t want him running around the street with a shopping cart.”

Rypien was drafted by the Washington Redskins in 1986 and played until 2002. He led the Redskins to victory in the 1992 Super Bowl over Buffalo and was picked as the MVP.

Since then, he appeared outwardly to live a comfortable life in Spokane.

But he said that was not the case.

“My story is impactful because people see me in a different light. I want them to see me in an accurate light,” Rypien said. “I’ve been down the darkest path. I’ve made some horrible, horrible mistakes. But I’ve given myself a chance to progress forward.”

Rypien said he played organized football for 26 years and figures he suffered several concussions.

Rypien said he suffers from depression, anxiety and isolation.

A few years ago, Rypien left a 20-minute audio suicide message at home for Danielle to find. But he took no action.

Sometime later, it went beyond a message. Rypien swallowed 150 Advils and washed them down with a bottle of wine.

Danielle found him and poured hydrogen peroxide and activated charcoal down his throat to get him to vomit up the pills.

Rypien said he also used to patronize massage parlors in Spokane that were shut down in a police sting back in 2012. His name didn’t appear with the hundreds of other men listed as customers because he paid cash.

Vikes grab Wright.

MINN.» The Vikings signed wide receiver Kendall Wright, who led the Chicago Bears in receptions and yards last season.

Wright was a first-round draft pick by Tennessee in 2012 and produced a career-best 94 catches for 1,079 yards in 2013. In his lone season with the Bears, he finished with 59 receptions for 614 yards.

Wright has 19 career touchdowns.

Footnotes.

The Browns signed free-agent quarterback Drew Stanton to a two-year contract. The veteran is expected to back up Tyrod Taylor … The Jets signed running back Thomas Rawls and linebacker Neville Hewitt.