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Doug Farrar

Broncos WR KJ Hamler advocates for mental health: ‘I wish I would have asked for help’

Selected in the second round of the 2020 draft out of Penn State, Denver Broncos receiver KJ Hamler has struggled through injuries in his short NFL career, playing just 16 games with six starts. Still, he’s shown enough explosive potential as a player to get those in the know excited about how he can thrive in Denver’s new Russell Wilson-led offense.

On Monday, Hamler put the pads on for the first time in nearly a year — he was taken off the Physically Unable to Perform list and was able to practice. It was great news after a long wait — Hamler suffered a torn ACL and a dislocated hip in Week 3 of the Broncos’ 2021 season.

After practice, Hamler talked about the road back — both physically and mentally.

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