The NFL conducted meetings on mental health in Dallas this week. It’s a continuation of the league’s renewed efforts to tackle mental health among its players.
The NFL held a joint symposium with the NFL Players Association in Atlanta in May.
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory, however, scoffs at the idea of the league truly caring about the mental health of its players and being able to put together an effective program to deal with it.
“It’s trash. It’s punitive,” Gregory said of the league’s mental health program. “That’s my experience. Maybe they have something different.