That's meaningful. By raising awareness of depression and anxiety and making clear that acknowledging such issues is OK, Mangum may accomplish more off the field than he or Young or any other BYU quarterback could do by throwing the football.
He could have let his social media posts in April stand as his only statement. Instead, he's advancing the cause, using last week's BYU Football Media Day and national interviews as a forum for mental health. "It's really motivated me and inspired me to do more with it, to be able to use my platform for good," Mangum said.