The NFL has been hesitant to provide adequate mental health services for players.

Some players were frightened by Damar Hamlin's sudden cardiac arrest, and the league's need for more continuous mental health support is highlighted. Such a system of continuous care does not exist in the National Football League. The league is working toward providing its players, coaches, and staff with the kind of mental health assistance in which a variety of therapy is standard and easily accessible. In 2019, just over three years....