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NFL players working to ease stigma around mental health help

FILE - Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, left, talks with defensive end Marcus Smith (97) during stretching before an NFL football training camp, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, in Renton, Wash. Marcus Smith III nearly tried to commit suicide because of pressure from football. He went to practice and told coach Pete Carroll and defensive line coach Cliff Hurtt what happened. “He supported me in every way possible. He actually helped me get that therapist, let me know that everything was going to be fine,” Smith said of Carroll. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

FILE - Cleveland Browns' Chris Hubbard speaks at an NFL football press conference Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Berea, Ohio. Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Chris Hubbard holds an annual event for mental health through his Overcoming Together Foundation. Hubbard was drawn to the issue after a friend in high school committed suicide. (Joshua Gunter/The Plain Dealer via AP, File)

NFL players working to ease stigma around mental health help