Report: The Falcons gave their players a ton of painkillers

[Fixit]

http://deadspin.com/report-emails-show-atlanta-falcons-were-giving-players-1791835283

"2. High dispensation of narcotics and regular medication compared to other clubs; this creates culture of dependency and goes against healthy lifestyles and care, even for an NFL player."

 

[BigEZPatsFan76]

Sounds like "NARC-Gate" to me.

 

[Dorito Dink]

Cheatlanta Falcheats!!!!!

 

[Nikolai]

They'll probably need them come Monday...

EDIT - Also, somewhere Irsay is seething and a sign company in Indianapolis is printing a banner..."Drug Use Finalist 2017"

 

[jah]

Sign me up.

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

Painkillers in the NFL are very, very old. Halfway thru this link it really details how bad the pounding is. Ex-star Dorsett suing NFL: "They use you up" - CBS News

Not defending the Dirty Burds - just saying I don't know how players do this.

 

[Adam Seward]

"Belichick knew..."

 

[Fixit]

Painkillers in the NFL are very, very old. Halfway thru this link it really details how bad the pounding is. Ex-star Dorsett suing NFL: "They use you up" - CBS News

Not defending the Dirty Burds - just saying I don't know how players do this.

I think it's the "more than the other teams to the point that it creates a culture of dependency" part that makes it interesting.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

Welcome to the top, Falcons

 

[PatriotsReign]

I refuse painkillers if my doctor asks me if I need them. Even when I had a bad toothache, I asked the doc for just 3 until I had a root canal the next day

Using them recreationally is one of the major signs of Loserville

 

[PatsFanSince74]

...

Not defending the Dirty Burds - just saying I don't know how players do this.

If one asks Dorsett, Favre and now, apparently, the Falcons, the answer is drugs, drugs, drugs.

 

[PatsBoy12]

Sounds like "NARC-Gate" to me.

They got a slap on the wrist for pumping in crowd noise, so this is basically nothing. Lol

 

[Wordsmyth]

70s Steelers 2.0?

 

[sb1]

There's just so much integrity here Roger won't know what to do with it all.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Excessive dispensation of painkillers, piping in crowd noise, illegal practices....

These Falcons are a bunch of dirty birds.

 

[Bill Lee]

No problem, as long as you hand over your phone.

 

[BTTA]

3. After Mary Anne Fleming [Director of Player Benefits at League Office] reviewed our issues with SportPharm, her recommendations were to start clean on all levels including new team physician, new head trainer, and new pharmacy account number.

Attaway to get to the root of it, Mary Anne!

 

[FCB02062]

Narcotic painkillers make it really hard to take a schitt....all the more reason to just say no...

 

[Ring 6]

I refuse painkillers if my doctor asks me if I need them. Even when I had a bad toothache, I asked the doc for just 3 until I had a root canal the next day

Using them recreationally is one of the major signs of Loserville

Or a major sign of an otherwise good person, having a problem.

 

[The Boston Patriot]

I guess that it could be said "they were generally aware".