Ryan Leaf: It's OK to lean on family, friends

Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton

Former NFL quarterback and Great Falls native Ryan Leaf speaks about the ups and downs of his life and career at MSU-Northern New Student Orientation Saturday night in Havre. Leaf talked openly about dealing with failure, his addiction to pain killers and his life after the NFL.

Former star football player Ryan Leaf had a simple message for Montana State University-Northern students and football players, and it's advice he repeatedly said he wished he would have followed himself many years ago.

Leaf, the former No. 2 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft out of Wash...