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San Francisco 49ers the tight winger George Kittle, and each NFL player, do not have to embark on the Gamedays without feeling the salts after all.
Kittle joked that he had “considered retirement” after a memo in the 32 NFL teams on Tuesday which seemed to prohibit the use of fragrant salts on the touch during the matches.
However, the NFLPA sent a note to its players on Wednesday saying the opposite.
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Josh Allen, n ° 17 of Buffalo Bills, takes a sniffing of fragrant salts in a match between the New York jets and the Buffalo Bills at the Metlife Stadium on September 11, 2023 at East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Michael Owens / Getty Images)
The prohibition only prohibits team employees from distributing salts that feel and other ammonia inhalants during the pre-match, half-time or matches on the sidelines or changing rooms.
“The NFL Players Association is aware of the service notes issued by the League Tuesday concerning the use of ammonia salts and capsules,” read players to players via nfl.com. “We were not informed of this change of club policy before the service note was sent. To clarify, this policy does not prohibit the use of the players of these substances, but it rather prevents clubs from providing or providing them in any form. The NFL confirmed this.”
49ers George Kittle jokes “ envisaged retirement ” after the NFL note prohibits the substance it uses for Gameday Boost
The NFL note said that the teams are prohibited from “providing or providing ammonia in any form”, which includes ammonia capsules, inhalers, ammonia in a cup or any form of salts.
“In 2024, the FDA issued a warning to companies that produce ammonia inhalants (AIS) available in trade, as well as consumers on the purchase and use of AIS, concerning the lack of evidence supporting the safety or efficiency of the marketed AIS to improve mental vigilance or reinforcement energy,” read the memo, by ESPN. “The FDA noted the potential negative effects of using AI. AIS also have the potential to hide certain neurological signs and symptoms, including certain potential signs of concussion.
“Consequently, the committee of the head, neck and spine of the NFL recommended to prohibit the use of AIS at any end whatsoever during the NFL game.”
Baker Mayfield, n ° 6 of the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay, sniffs the salts that smell the salts in the tunnel before a football match of the NFL qualifiers against the Detroit Lions in Ford Field on January 21, 2024 in Detroit. (Images Kevin Sabitus / Getty)
After reading this first memo, Kittle thought he could never use salts that smell, which he does regularly before entering offensive readers for an additional boost of energy.
“Honestly, I just came here to broadcast a grievance,” Kittle said, crushing the interview with his teammate Fred Warner on NFL Network. “Our team has obtained a memo today that the smells that smell and the ammonia packages were made illegal in the NFL, and I was turned upside down all day.
“We have to find common ground here, guys. Someone helps me. Someone has a good idea. That’s all I had to go out.
Maxx Crosby, n ° 98 of the Las Vegas raiders, sniffs the salts that smell an NFL match between the raiders of Las Vegas and Denver Broncos on November 20, 2022 in Denver. (Michael Owens / Getty Images)
However, Kittle and the rest of the league will be able to use them – they only have to remember to bring theirs.
