Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall, while appearing on daytime talk show "The View" May 19, pledged $1 million of his $30 million contract extension with the NFL club to the mental health community.
Marshall has openly discussed his struggles with mental illness as a youth and young sports star, with a history of off-field problems and being termed "reckless" in his early career.
Since being traded to the Bears, Marshall seems to have righted himself and is acknowledging with his pledge that there is much work to be done with mental illness in young people, especially those who come from stressful environments of poverty and parental substance abuse.
On May 20, Marshall appeared on ESPN's "First Take" to discuss his support for the mental health community. The ESPN interview can be seen on YouTube.
Marshall has openly discussed his struggles with mental illness as a youth and young sports star, with a history of off-field problems and being termed "reckless" in his early career.
Since being traded to the Bears, Marshall seems to have righted himself and is acknowledging with his pledge that there is much work to be done with mental illness in young people, especially those who come from stressful environments of poverty and parental substance abuse.
On May 20, Marshall appeared on ESPN's "First Take" to discuss his support for the mental health community. The ESPN interview can be seen on YouTube.
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