After Kansas City Chiefs second-year linebacker Willie Gay Jr. finished up his return-to-practice week on Friday ahead of the team’s Sunday Night Football game against the Buffalo Bills, he sent out a tweet regarding the state of his mental health.
The tweet led to an outpouring of support for the linebacker, which, at this writing, includes nearly 1,000 replies, 500 retweets and 7,000 likes. The Chiefs activated Gay on Saturday and he officially returned to the field on Sunday, finishing with two tackles in limited playing time.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said he felt glad Gay expressed his feelings when asked about the situation on Wednesday.