Matt Harmon almost died six years ago. He was radically depressed, overweight, and abusing substances and alcohol. In this episode I talk with the Yahoo! Sports football writer, analyst and podcast host about what plunged him down the rabbit hole, how he lost 100 pounds and pulled himself out of the darkness. Harmon is most well known for creating Reception Perception -- the ultimate analysis of NFL wide receivers widely used by fantasy footballers. Prior to joining Yahoo! Sports as a fantasy football expert and influencer he worked for the NFL Network and wrote for The Washington Post. The Game of Thrones fan and University of Lynchburg (then Lynchburg College) graduate grew up in Virginia. https://twitter.com/mattharmon_byb https://www.instagram.com/mattharmon_byb/ http://receptionperception.com Rookie Orientation podcast https://sports.yahoo.com/podcasts/rookieorientation/ Rookie Orientation trailer https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxa9aKPlKNu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link ••• You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640. https://twitter.com/aronbender https://www.instagram.com/aronbender ••• Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors: Don Francisco's Coffee https://www.donfranciscos.com/shop ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hampton [email protected]