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Kalin Kahler
NFL players can take easy breath again. Despite the confusion around a league memo sent to clubs on Tuesday, the players will still be able to smell smelling salts during the games this season, as long as they bring their own stands.
The ESPN received a message from the NFL Players Association sent to the players on Wednesday night to indicate that the Sangh sought clarification on the league’s ammonia ban and confirmed that it was implemented only on clubs providing ammonia to players.
The Sangh’s message said, “We were not informed about this club policy change before the memo was sent.” “To clarify, this policy does not restrict the use of the player of these substances, rather it prohibits the clubs from providing or supplying them in any form. NFL has confirmed us.”
On Tuesday, NFL sent a memorandum to all 32 clubs, stating that “clubs were banned from providing or supplying ammonia in any form in the NFL Games for the 2025 season.
Memo recommended the NFL’s head, neck and spine committee for the ban as the FDA issued a warning in 2024 about the negative effects of ammonia inhalates, including “some neurological signs and ability to mask symptoms, including some possible signs.”
“This prohibition applies to all club personnel (not limited to team physicians, athletic trainers, power and conditioning coaches and coaches or other personnel,” The memo continues. “Prohibition applies through the entirety of all NFL games, including all pregem activities, and during the sideline, and on the sideline and the stadium locker is applied to the stadium locker room.”
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kite And Tampa bay bouquaneers Linebacker Lavonte david Publicly smeared the loss of smelling salts because they explained the memo which means an all-out restriction on using them during the game.
“I don’t know what I am going to do,” David told NFL host KA Adams.
“I have been distraught all day,” Katal told the NFL Network.
On Wednesday, the players’ union demanded an explanation from the League office whether the memo ban has been given to the players supplying their own smelling salts for the game.
