Morning Hot Reads:

The AP looks at how NFL players have "steadily have used more mental health resources since the pandemic." The NFL and NFLPA in 2019 agreed to "make it a requirement to have a licensed behavioral health clinician on the staff of each team in an effort to increase mental health resources." The league and union said that there has been a "steadily increasing number of players taking advantage of the opportunity to talk with mental health professionals ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started." The two team facing off in Super Bowl LVIII have gone above what is required, with the Chiefs one of "several teams in the league with a full-time professional dedicated to mental health," while the 49ers have a licensed behavioral health clinician "at their training facilities for 20 to 30 hours a week, much more than the eight to 12 hours mandated in the collective bargaining agreement."

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