My story and some leftovers: The NFL announces its Total Wellness initiative

I spent the early part of Thursday in the NFL offices at 345 Park Avenue in New York, reporting on the league’s Total Wellness initiative. You saw a bunch of this on Twitter. The goal was to discuss the league’s plan to promote comprehensive health and assist anyone under its auspices who wants helps. There is now a new 24/7 confidential phone number, for instance, for players, former players, their families, staffers and whoever else to call and discuss their problems. This is its website with some testimonials. I get the sense the league isn’t done providing such resources. But today’s deal was for physical and mental health, family safety, and post-career living. This was my news story on the day’s […]
My story and some leftovers: The NFL announces its Total Wellness initiative