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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.My guess is that a majority of them do, and I think that it is ignored by the team/coaches.
Recreational as well as an incentive.....this.....the beating these guys take justifies it in my opinion
Recreational as well as an incentive.....
Game's over, light em if ya got em!
I'm going to spark up after work tonight in their honor....then I'm gonna drink some beers
Getting Around the Drug Testing
How could so many players smoke marijuana and not get caught by the NFL, which tests for it?
The collective bargain agreement states that players not in the substance-abuse program due to a violation are subject to one test for substances of abuse, including marijuana, from April 20 through Aug. 9. But to save costs, one team union official explained, much of the testing is done during training camp because all of the players are in one place.
Then a player is not tested again until the following year. The only way that would change is if someone is stupid enough to smoke near, or during, that predictable testing window.
"You know when the test is," one player said, who is also a union official. "Once you pass it, you can do as much as you want all year."
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According to court testimony, Aaron Hernandez was a regular marijuana user during his playing days with the Patriots.
This may explain why Aaron Hernandez was able to smoke so much marijuana, according to court testimony during his murder trial
One pm for me! Got to behave later on as I need to make a Logan run after midnight!I'm not gonna wait that long
I really don't have a clue.
The league has a drug testing policy. In theory, if you smoke- you get caught.
My perception is that the testing of pot for players is not comprehensive and is in essence, a joke.
This except from the attached link sheds some light on how players manipulate the system.
Fmr RB Jamal Anderson says 50-60% of players use it.
NFL Players View Pot as a Savior
Commissioner Roger Goodell has said the league would follow the science when it came to marijuana and the NFL.
"I'm not a medical expert. We will obviously follow signs. We will follow medicine and if they determine this could be a proper usage in any context, we will consider that," Goodell said in January 2014. "Our medical experts are not saying that right now."
One pm for me! Got to behave later on as I need to make a Logan run after midnight!
My work week is over at 1 pm today, hence I can start with a couple puffs and a beer in about 45 minutes.