Former Bears RB Tarik Cohen reveals family tragedies in emotional letter to himself

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The letter, published a couple of days ago and done in essay form, is written by Tarik Cohen to his 17-year-old self. And it is eye-opening, heartbreaking, hopeful and thought-provoking.

Cohen, the former Chicago Bears running back released by the team in March, is trying to make a comeback after missing all of 2021 with a massive knee injury he suffered during the 2020 season.

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He writes (again, to himself) in his letter penned at the Players’ Tribune that "you’re finally starting to feel more like yourself again as a football player. That burst, it’s back. The quick-twitch muscles, they’re back. The ability to cut on a dime? That’s back too. And it feels amazing."

Tarik Cohen #29 of the Chicago Bears warms up before the NFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles  at Soldier Field on January 06, 2019  (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

But, Cohen adds, "that’s just the football part."

The life part is punctuated by tragedy.

Cohen lost his younger brother, Dante, in a fatal car accident in early April.

Dante spent years in and out of jail because he was dealing drugs and running with the wrong people and eventually lost his ability to walk after being shot. He seemed to be resetting his course in a better direction when the accident took him but that does little to ease the loss.

Cohen’s twin brother Tyrellalso was killed in May of 2021.He was found dead at a Duke Power substation inRaleigh, North Carolina after being electrocuted.

He had been in an auto accident and in running from the scene he apparently headed toward