Retired NFL champion Vernon Davis on navigating mental health challenges as a professional player

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While navigating mental health challenges as a professional player, retired NFL champion Vernon Davis didn’t share all the details of his struggles with the therapist provided by his football team.

While speaking to NPR’s Michel Martin during the Morning Edition live event called Going There: A Matter of Life and Death, Davis said he made the decision to conceal the extent of his mental health is…

While navigating mental health challenges as a professional player, retired NFL champion Vernon Davis didn’t share all the details of his struggles with the therapist provided by his football team.

While speaking to NPR’s Michel Martin during the Morning Edition live event called Going There: A Matter of Life and Death, Davis said he made the decision to conceal the extent of his mental health is…

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