The recently retired player says there are much worse things NFL players could be putting into their bodies.
Chris Long called the NFL's drug-testing policy"arbitrary." By Matt Bonesteel Matt Bonesteel Reporter for the Early Lead Email Bio Follow May 23 at 11:56 AM After announcing his retirement last week after 11 NFL seasons, Chris Long is even more free to speak his mind on the issues that perplex the league .
“I think testing is arbitrary. The league, speaking plainly, knows damn well what they’re doing,” Long said. “Testing players once a year for ‘street drugs’, which is a terrible classification for marijuana, is kind of silly because, you know, players know when the test is. We can stop. And in that month or two that you stop, you’re going to reach for the sleeping pills, you’re going to reach for the pain killers, you’re going to reach for the bottle a little bit more.
“I think many times there’s a narrative that says: ‘I have severe pain. I’m either going to take opioids or marijuana.’ Those are the only two choices,” Sills said. “And that is absolutely wrong. There are many other treatment strategies.
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