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Patriots' Mack Hollins Advocates Mental Health in Powerful Gesture

11/15/2025

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Mack Hollins, the New England Patriots wide receiver, wore a T-shirt featuring the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number, 988, before facing the New York Jets.
The shirt carried "YOU ARE WORTH IT" following the suicide of Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland.
Hollins stressed the importance of talking about mental health, especially for men.
The gesture drew positive reactions on social media and highlighted the NFL's need for open mental-health conversations.

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Mack Hollins, the New England Patriots wide receiver, wore a T-shirt featuring the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number, 988, before facing the New York Jets.
The shirt carried "YOU ARE WORTH IT" following the suicide of Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland.
Hollins stressed the importance of talking about mental health, especially for men.
The gesture drew positive reactions on social media and highlighted the NFL's need for open mental-health conversations.