Mental health should receive the same attention as physical injuries in professional sports

.....Mental disorders are being diagnosed more frequently and the sports world is not exempt from it. Most of the time when people discuss the health of athletes, they focus on physical injuries and ignore their mental health.....

....Unfortunately, hockey is not the only sport that poorly addresses mental health. Trey Burton, a professional tight end player in the National Football League, recently opened up about his struggle with anxiety in an August blog post for The Increase. 

The NFL differs from the NHL because it has more rules and systems in place to support players. Another way in which the NFL helps to battle player mental problems is that they help rookies with their transition into the NFL with counselors and resources, according to NFL.com....