Former NRL star Jordan Kahu's heartbreaking admission about wanting to end it all during Covid lockdowns Former NRL star Jordan Kahu has opened up about his darkest days after his football career was over, the financial stress he was under and how he contemplated taking his own life.
'The following year, starting a business and trying to cover the same bills on nowhere near as much money as I was getting with footy, it got to a point where we had no savings left.'.
Kahu, 33, who played 119 NRL matches with the Broncos and Cowboys, finished up his footy career in 2020 after battling ongoing injuries.
Kahu burned through his savings trying to keep his young family afloat, and didn't discuss what he was going through with his wife, Jess.
Kahu revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic put significant financial strain on his family.
