FOXBOROUGH — Hours before he let his play do the talking out on the field in New England’s 27-14 win over the Jets, Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins wanted to get another message across at Gillette Stadium.

While walking into New England’s stadium ahead of their primetime matchup against New York, Hollins wore a white t-shirt with “988” stamped in bold letters — representing the phone number of the national suicide and crisis lifeline.

The phrase, “YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!” was also printed on the back of Hollins’ shirt. Hollins’s short also featured several words posted in smaller fonts. In the front were words like “scared, tired, trapped, broken, hurt, misunderstood” and “forgotten” — while the back had words like “healed, supported, loved, happy,” and “joyful”.

It's okay to not be ok

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