NFL: OK Smelling Salts Are NOT Banned But You'll Have To Bring Your Own
Smelling salts are back.
First of all - I'm happy for George Kittle who found out he couldn't use smelling salts just the other day and reacted as if a normal person just found out there's a coffee prohibition.
Well that side of the story lasted about as long as a hit of salt. Apparently, this either wasn't really the case or enough people complained behind the scenes to get the NFL to pivot. I imagine the subset of salt smellers in NFL have the capability to raise hell. Albeit in short bursts. And now they can rejoice.
This is great news for sports. All that's left now to fix sports is to find the green dildo bandit.
I do have some questions here, though. What's up with the bring your own smelling salts policy? I have to guess this is the NFL's way of not providing any substance that could potentially cover up a concussion, but wouldn't they still be on the hook for allowing it? I feel like you have to go hard in the paint here or get out of the lane on this one. Allowing (hence trusting) players to bring their own "smelling salts" is a bold move.
Hang on. Unrelated, but I think I'm hearing rumblings of a player considering unretiring.
Amy Sussman. Getty Images.I guess we'll never know the real story now that the NFL owns 10 percent of ESPN and that's where the info is coming from. But I really want to know what happened behind the scenes. This seems sloppy as all hell which really reminds me of the … oh wait I guess they are the NFL. I mean what's a first time offender's penalty here? What if there's an Adam Pacman Jones situation? What's escalation look like? You have some 'splainin to do NFL!
Hit me down below with who you think is going to be first team/staff member busted for providing smelling salts and tell me why you think it'll be Big Dom.