people, how i view the world. you know, it sjust, itjust impacted everything. my confidence when i play, how i dealt with issues, that when growing up and, you know, and you know, then how i cope with certain things and i think like, you know mind offers that space and that s why i wanted to work with them and it s important for people to kind of go there and if they re having issues. the environment in the nfl, it s very macho, it s very alpha male. so opening up about how you feel might be seen as a sign of weakness, but how did you sort of marry the two aspects of your life with that together? notjust only in the nfl, right? you know, just even in the communities, even in the house, in african households, in lots of households, it s very taboo. and especially as a man like it s like, well, just get on with it. you know, it s always this mindset of all someone else has it worse. so itjust kind of negates your feelings and, you know, and pushes it down. and i have an amazing platform,
and pushes it down. and i have an amazing platform, you know, and i, ifelt some type of way and it was impacting my, my life. it was impacting the way i treat people, is impacting my relationships. and i wanted to fix that. and then this isn t something that i could have an opportunity to do it years ago, but i didn t have that. like i said, it was very taboo. i didn t have the space. i ve been programmed to feel like, 0k, well, just get on with it, you know, like, it is, what it is. and also i felt guilty because i was like, well, i m an nfl player. like, what do i have to complain about? it s a huge thing. men are killing themselves. people are depressed, you know, and people don t know how to cope with what they re dealing with. people are acting out on autopilot on certain things and not understanding. did you feel a great weight off your mind when you started to open up? at first i was scared! my mind! i was so scared, you know, i didn t know how it would be received. i felt so ex
you know, it sjust, itjust impacted everything. my confidence when i play, how i dealt with issues, that when growing up and, you know, and you know, then how i cope with certain things and i think like, you know mind offers that space and that s why i wanted to work with them and it s important for people to kind of go there and if they re having issues. the environment in the nfl, it s very macho, it s very alpha male. so opening up about how you feel might be seen as a sign of weakness, but how did you sort of marry the two aspects of your life with that together? notjust only in the nfl, right? you know, just even in the communities, even in the house, in african households, in lots of households, it s very taboo. and especially as a man like it s like, well, just get on with it. you know, it s always this mindset of all someone else has it worse. so itjust kind of negates your feelings and, you know, and pushes it down. and i have an amazing platform, you know, and i, i felt some
of all someone else has it worse. so you just kind of negates your feelings and, you know, and pushes it down. and i have an amazing platform, you know, and i, i felt some type of way and it was impacting my, my life. it was impacting the way i treat people, is impacting my relationships. and i wanted to fix that. and then this isn t something that i could have an opportunity to do it years ago, but i didn t have that. like i said, it was very taboo. i didn t have the space. i ve been programmed to feel like, ok, well, just get on with it, you know, like it s, what it is. and also i felt guilty because i was like, well, i m an nfl player. like, what do i have to complain about? it s a huge thing. men are killing themselves. people are depressed, you know, and people don t know how to cope with what they re dealing with. people are acting out on or on certain things and not understanding. did you feel a great weight off your mind when you started to open up? at first i was. i was so sca
when growing up and, you know, and you know, then how i cope with certain things and i think like, you know my offer of that space and it s an that s why i wanted to work with them and it s important for people to kind of go there and if they re having issues, the environment in the nfl, it s very macho, it s very alpha male. so opening up about how you feel might be seen as a sign of weakness, but how did you sort of marry the two aspects of your life with that together, notjust only in the nfl, right? with that together? notjust only in the nfl, right? you know, just even in in the communities, even in the house, in african households, in lots of households, it s very taboo. and especially as a man like it s like, well, just get on with it. you know, it s always this mindset of all someone else has it worse. so you just kind of negate your feelings and, you know, and push it down. and i have an amazing platform, you know, and i, i felt some type of way and it was impacting my, my lif