{"id":561,"date":"2023-11-26T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badsportclub.com\/?p=561"},"modified":"2023-11-26T08:22:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T21:22:42","slug":"can-nfl-players-smoke-weed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/can-nfl-players-smoke-weed\/","title":{"rendered":"Are NFL Players Allowed to Smoke Weed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can NFL players smoke weed? The league has always lagged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/can-nba-players-smoke-weed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">behind the NBA<\/a>, MLB and the NHL when it comes to punishing players for smoking weed. Let&#8217;s dig a little deeper into the NFL drug policy and find out if players can smoke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Can NFL Players Smoke Weed? <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, but it depends on the time of year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NFL players are allowed to smoke weed under league rules. Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/Default\/NFLPA\/CBA2020\/NFL-NFLPA_CBA_March_5_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current CBA<\/a> which came into effect March 2020 no testing for the major chemical in weed &#8211; Delta 9 THC-carboxylic acid &#8211; will be tested for between April 20th and August 9th. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highs continue for players with the start date of the non-testing window aligning with 4\/20, the annual celebration day dedicated to marijuana. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once training camp opens in August players will be tested for THC but the threshold for testing positive for smoking weed has increased by more than four times. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A reading of 150 nanograms of THC is needed for a positive drug test to show up. That\u2019s an increase from the 35 nanograms that was the limit under the previous CBA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Martellus Bennett estimates 89 percent of NFL players smoke weed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GZQqHdZG5D\">https:\/\/t.co\/GZQqHdZG5D<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3IysAwN2E9\">pic.twitter.com\/3IysAwN2E9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 theScore (@theScore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theScore\/status\/984191865091080194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Does the NFL Test For Weed?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the previous CBA all players were tested at least once during the offseason for THC. In addition to that, 10 players were selected each week at random for testing during the regular season. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All players will still be tested during April and August however the main chemical in marijuana, THC, will not be tested for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NFL also differentiates the use of marijuana and opioids differently to performance enhancing drugs under the <a href=\"https:\/\/nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/Default\/NFLPA\/CBA2020\/NFL-NFLPA_CBA_March_5_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated policy<\/a>. Players enter a treatment program and avoid suspension instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In summary, smoking weed is now legal in the NFL between April and August as THC is not tested for. It&#8217;s a positive step from the league as weed is legal in more than 30 states for medicinal use, and legal in more than 10 states for adults over the age of 21.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Do NFL Players Smoke Weed?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/11\/martellus-bennett-players-smoking-weed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tight end Martellus Bennett,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> around 89% of NFL players smoke weed. Judging off Bennett\u2019s calculations, that means almost all NFL players use marijuana whether it be recreationally or medicinally. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former running back Ricky Williams is a prime example of an NFL player who suffered from lengthy suspensions due to a failed drug test from using marijuana. He was suspended five times and he missing out on two seasons of football.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wide receiver Josh Gordon is another player that smoked weed regularly. He began failing drug tests in college and was suspended for a large part of his career. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other NFL players that have smoked weed include Laremy Tunsil, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/news\/story?id=2137525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Randy Moss<\/a>, Martavis Bryant, Von Miller, Percy Harvin, and Eben Britton. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>NFL Drug Policy<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NFL has historically been harsh on NFL players smoking weed. Players have experienced long suspensions, sackings and have even been banned for life for smoking weed. NFL owners have felt the impacts of those tough policies with the suspensions impacting teams from putting their best players on the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take for example Ricky Williams and his five suspensions, which included missing the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entire 2006 season. He scored 66 touchdowns and rushed for more than 10,000 yards in his career, but imagine the numbers he could have scored if not for the games he missed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver Martavis Bryant is another played who copped a suspension for an entire season, missing the entire 2016 season. He was conditionally reinstated to the league in 2018 joining the Oakland Raiders, only to be suspended indefinitely again for violating the terms of his conditional reinstatement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many more examples, but these are just some instances of the harsh stance the NFL has had on weed, especially when you consider Ray Rice&#8217;s initial two-game suspension for a 2015 drunken rampage where he knocked out his wife. It was only once footage was released that Ray Rice would be released. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A major shift under the new CBA is that a &#8220;neutral decision-maker&#8221; decides on the official ruling on most disciplinary cases for players, whereas it was the commissioner who would make the decision under the old CBA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ricky Williams really got boned by the NFL. Dude just wanted to spark a little weed for his anxiety while running for a thousand every year and he got treated like he was fucking El Chapo. I call bullshit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EflGjHmLAw\">pic.twitter.com\/EflGjHmLAw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Super70sSports\/status\/1647224256059588610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>NFL Marijuana Punishment<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the current NFL marijuana punishment guidelines players no longer need to fear being suspended for a positive marijuana test between the months of April and August. NFL players are allowed to smoke weed between this time. Upon testing, only levels of over 150 nanograms of THC detected will mean a failed test. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per the NFL\u2019s Policy and Program on Substances of Abuse <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/Default\/NFLPA\/CBA2020\/NFL-NFLPA_CBA_March_5_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seen here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, punishment for a failed drug test will see them enter Stage One of the league&#8217;s Intervention Program outlined under the policy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All players may be subjected to unannounced testing and only if a player fails to cooperate with the evaluation process or fails to comply with a Treatment Plan will they be fined a total of two-seventeenths of their base salary, and then moving onto Stage Two of the Intervention Program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only players who fail to cooperate with the evaluation process or fail to comply with a Treatment Plan in Stage Two will then face suspension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19420 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-07-12-21.59.50.png?resize=1200%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-07-12-21.59.50.png?w=1560&amp;ssl=1 1560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-07-12-21.59.50.png?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-07-12-21.59.50.png?resize=1024%2C477&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-07-12-21.59.50.png?resize=768%2C357&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-07-12-21.59.50.png?resize=1536%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-2021-07-12-21.59.50.png?resize=600%2C279&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>What Drugs Are Banned in NFL?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list of Prohibited Substances in the NFL includes anabolic\/androgenic steroids, protein and peptide hormones, anti-estrogenic agents, selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMS), masking agents and stimulants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/Default\/NFLPA\/CBA2020\/NFL-NFLPA_CBA_March_5_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">full list here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as per the NFL\u2019s Collective Bargaining Agreement. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NFL\u2019s Policy and Program on Substances of Abuse can also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nflpaweb.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/Default\/NFLPA\/CBA2020\/NFL-NFLPA_CBA_March_5_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be seen here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This policy focuses on the abuse of cocaine, marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids, opiates and opioids, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and phencyclidine (PCP).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Does Weed Help With Football?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking weed is an unconventional way to help football players to relieve the physical and mental strains associated with the physicality of football.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is an advocate for weed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Williams spent a lot of his time in the NFL on the substance abuse program. Nowadays you\u2019ll find Williams advocating the benefits of medicinal marijuana. Williams has even opened his own cannabis based product line called Real Wellness. His business began selling products in select California marijuana dispensaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Williams strongly supports NFL players who smoke weed, believing weed should be fully legalized as a means of pain management, pointing to the dangerous and widespread use of opioids.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opioid use according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3095672\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington University School of Medicine stud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y is out of control. It found 52% of 644 NFL players in 2011 had said they had used prescribed opioids during their playing career. Out of those, 71% stated they misused their prescribed drugs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the 2019 death of LA Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs following an accidental drug overdose from a cocktail of opioids, oxycodone and fentanyl, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/12\/12\/787550622\/major-league-baseball-drops-marijuana-adds-opioids-cocaine-to-drugs-of-abuse-lis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the MLB changed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its drug policy removing marijuana from the banned list and treating it like it does with alcohol. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mandatory testing was added to the policy for cocaine and opioids. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former superstar Calvin &#8216;Megatron&#8217; Johnson <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/amp\/puff-puff-pass-nfl-players-smoking-weed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">admitted that he<\/span><\/a> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201csmoked pot after every game\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in order to avoid the deadly opiates that the league prescribes to treat pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Calvin Johnson: &#8220;I smoked weed after every game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Josh Gordon: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7lAJlCEycz\">pic.twitter.com\/7lAJlCEycz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete Murphy (@petemurphs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petemurphs\/status\/1175094374000148481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can NFL players smoke weed? The league has always lagged behind the NBA, MLB and the NHL when it comes to punishing players for smoking weed. Let&#8217;s dig a little deeper into the NFL drug policy and find out if players can smoke.\u00a0 Can NFL Players Smoke Weed? 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