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Last month, offensive tackle Eugene Monroe retired from the NFL at 29 years old, after seven seasons with the Jaguars and Ravens. Monroe's retirement came just a few months after he declared his advocacy for medical marijuana as a way to combat the constant pain that comes with life as an NFL...

Former Pro Bowl defensive end Leonard Marshall has won two superbowls and spent 11 years in the NFL before coaching high school football. To this day, he needs to take medication for the ravages to his body. Now he is asking the National Football League to consider marijuana as a painkiller for...

The memory of what he did to Joe Montana haunts Leonard Marshall 25 years later. The former Giants defensive end, still celebrated by Big Blue fans for his crushing tackles and big-impact plays, hit Montana so hard in the fourth quarter of the January, 1991 NFC Championship Game that he cracked...

Randy Moss once created a stir in the NFL when he admitted to smoking marijuana "every blue moon'' while member of the Raiders in 2005. So it's not surprising that in an interview with SI.com Friday, the former standout wide receiver said he thought the NFL ought to get over its issues with...

It's no secret that professional athletes have been known to use illegal drugs, but many times it seems the drugs of choice are related to performance enhancement on the field or court. But one former NFL star said he believes that most of the professional football league's players indulge in...

Former NFL running back Ricky Williams is the subject of a new documentary from Sports Illustrated called "Ricky Williams Takes the High Road," which goes behind-the-scenes with one of the most mystifying football players of this generation. Earlier this week, a teaser for the doc revealed...

A Dutch researcher has announced plans to study 30 former NFL players to discover if cannabis could be a suitable medical treatment for sports injuries. Dr. Arno Hazekamp said that the 30 former players will help him find out if whole-plant cannabis works as an effective pain reliever without...

A Dutch researcher has announced plans to study 30 former NFL players to discover if cannabis could be a suitable medical treatment for sports injuries. Dr. Arno Hazekamp said that the 30 former players will help him find out if whole-plant cannabis works as an effective pain reliever without...

Former Dolphin Ricky Williams is considered of of the most talented running backs to ever touch a ball. More recently though, Williams has been the subject of a Sports Illustrated film set to debut on July 13. The film, 'Ricky Williams Takes The High Road,' catches up with Williams five years...

A push for cannabidiol research has gained steam in recent months, with current and former NFL players backing two studies on CBD's efficacy in alleviating football-related pain without getting them high. But another study, led by a California-based cannabis extract producer Constance...

A push for cannabidiol research has gained steam in recent months, with current and former NFL players backing two studies on CBD's efficacy in alleviating football-related pain without getting them high. But another study, led by a California-based cannabis extract producer Constance...

NBC Sports Commentator Mike Florio urged the National Football League and its players union Monday to allow players to treat pain with marijuana. The NFL Players Association and the league have had a ban on marijuana within their collective bargaining agreement for years. The labor agreement...

Jake Plummer once threw a behind-the-back pass in an NFL game, but even if he hadn't done that, it would have been easy to see him as an "alternative thinker." It's been 10 years since Plummer, 41, last played in an NFL game, and in the meantime he's gotten really into handball and medical...

Former Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe made waves recently with his active and vocal stance on the use of medical marijuana, to the point that there have been some suggestions that it played a role in his recent release, if not the movements this offseason that built up to it...

Former Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe made waves recently with his active and vocal stance on the use of medical marijuana, to the point that there have been some suggestions that it played a role in his recent release, if not the movements this offseason that built up to it...

Nashville, Tennessee - Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan has joined Eugene Monroe in asking the NFL to research cannabis' potential benefits on long-term health. "I feel like the NFL has a responsibility to look into it, to delegate time and money to research this for its players," Morgan told...

While it's not saying so publicly, the NFL is exploring the viability of marijuana as a medical option for its players. In a profile on Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe's marijuana advocacy, the Washington Post reports NFL senior vice president for player health and safety Jeff Miller and...

The NFL needs to reduce the use of opioids and allow injured players to use medical marijuana, Baltimore Ravens tackle Eugene Monroe wrote in a first-person essay for The Players Tribune that was published Monday. "The NFL relies heavily on opioids to get players back on the field as soon as...

The NFL needs to reduce the use of opioids and allow injured players to use medical marijuana, Baltimore Ravens tackle Eugene Monroe wrote in a first-person essay for The Players Tribune that was published Monday. "The NFL relies heavily on opioids to get players back on the field as soon as...

It might go down as the most expensive bong hit in history. Last Thursday night, Ole Miss offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil tumbled in the NFL draft right after a video appeared on his Twitter feed showing him smoking from a gas-mask pipe. Tunsil went from a potential No. 1 pick to the No. 13 slot...