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Tyler Lockett shares Twitter thread about battling depression, anxiety

Yesterday on Twitter Lockett shared a moving thread of messages detailing his battle with anxiety and depression since he entered the NFL. 

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett is one of the players who will need to step up into a leadership role this year. In the absence of Russell Wilson and Duane Brown, we believe he is the best candidate to take over as the team’s new offensive captain in 2022.

Lockett has been in the league for eight years now and has always conducted himself with the utmost humility and respect, in addition to being an incredibly underrated receiver. Whether or not he is named offensive captain remains to be seen, but Lockett is already taking the lead on something that’s far more important than football: mental health awareness.

Yesterday on Twitter Lockett shared a moving thread of messages detailing his battle with anxiety and depression since he entered the NFL.

The Seahawks are also stepping up in this area. They have launched a Mental Health Matters program. Here’s the idea, per the team site.

“Mental Health Matters is a program that will focus on destigmatizing, normalizing and encouraging conversations around mental health. The Seahawks will partner with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to provide resources and steps to get help, while also providing warning signs of mental illness and what to do when those signs are present, including steps to get proper help.”

You can learn more here.

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Tyler Lockett would love to try out broadcasting: ‘All I do is talk’

Of course, this isn’t stopping Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett from expressing interest in perhaps joining the booth one day.

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The NFL landscape isn’t just going to look different this upcoming season, it is going to sound different as well. This offseason has seen many major names leave their long-established homes for seemingly greener pastures, and it’s not limited to the field.

Several major broadcasters are now with new networks despite years, even decades, with their previous ones. Specifically, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman both left FOX Sports to become the new voices of ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Filling their spots will be Greg Olsen and Kevin Burkhardt who are moving up from regional FOX broadcasts.

Meanwhile, NBC’s Al Michaels left Sunday Night Football, albeit not to retirement like many thought. Instead, he is now leading Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime with Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN.

Of course, this isn’t stopping Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett from expressing interest in perhaps joining the booth one day.

Lockett has shown he has many interests outside football, including focusing on mental health concerns and even becoming a realtor.

It is common for former players to move to analyst roles and networks are willing to pay a premium for new, young talent to the industry. With Lockett taking a more vocal leadership role in the absence of Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner, it does not seem too far fetched he might have his eyes set on more public roles once his playing days are complete.

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