⁩Kansas City Chiefs Player Reveals Drastic Step He Took for His Mental Health; Patrick Mahomes’ Mom Relates

Tyrann Mathieu is never the one to shy away from talking about mental health. Kansas City Chiefs’ safety has always been vocal about his issues and has always tried to help everyone he can who deals with such problems. 

The Honey Badger’s story with mental health issues goes a long way. Back in 2014, Tyrann Mathieu opened up about depression and suicidal thoughts. In an interview, he said, “People go through a lot of things. “They can everyday personal things, not just suicide, I just want to reach out and use this platform for something positive and be an inspiration to people who want to see me as an inspiration.”

Kansas City Chiefs’ Tyrann Mathieu talks about mental health

People usually fail to realize that professional athletes are humans just like ourselves. They are in a constant battle to perform at a higher level and stay ahead of the game. This pressure builds up anxiety, and when someone trolls them for a minor mishap, it could lead to some real trouble. 

I blocked 500 people last couple weeks

— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) November 16, 2021

Tyrann Mathieu blocked 500 people on Twitter to protect his mental health and keep his Twitter feed free from trolls. Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White also stepped up to support Tyrann Mathieu and tweeted, “Protect your mental health at all costs.. People weird.” 

Even Patrick Mahomes’ mother Randi Mahomes agreed with Mathieu’s action. She replied to the tweet, but later took it down.

Protect your mental at all cost.. people weird https://t.co/hwSU3ypOqP

— DEVIN WHITE (@DevinWhite__40) November 16, 2021

Mathieu being vocal about mental health problems for other athletes

Mathieu has spoken about mental health and wellbeing before, too. Back in July, he addressed the mental health issues of tennis stars Naomi Osaka and Olympian Simone Biles. ”Mental health is extremely important,” said Mathieu. “I think we all have different influences. You know, some of us and some of our influence, you know, spreads far beyond the country we live in.” 

The Honey Badger also said he was proud of the tennis players for stepping up and taking the initiative. “I’m proud of Simone Biles. You know, “I’m proud of Naomi, proud of all these women who have kind of stepping up taking that initiative to kind of put, you know that mental health First, I think that that is the most important thing.”

Tyrann Mathieu has also praised the coaching staff of the Kansas City Chiefs and said, “I think it’s our leadership that we have, from all our coaches, you know, our coordinators, and position coaches, I think all of them kind of really strain us; they stretch us,” Mathieu continued. “They require us to put in a lot of work; you know, before we actually get to that first game.”

Mental health is no joke and Tyrann Mathieu will do everything he can to protect his sanity. He is a leading voice in addressing these issues and will continue to reach out to as many people as he can. 

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