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It's OK to not be OK.

Every conversation about mental health includes that important statement and a message that tough times don't last, things will get better and help is available.

Like the rest of society, the NFL has come a long way in addressing mental wellness, an evolution aimed at reducing the stigma associated with the issue. It's a discussion that is returning to the forefront as the NFL mourns the loss of Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland.

Police in a Dallas suburb say the 24-year-old Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide this

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