Travis Kelce Estimates How Many NFL Players Use Marijuana
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 16: Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts after scoring a pass play for a touchdown in overtime to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers 34-28 in a game at SoFi Stadium on December 16, 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
The NFL has taken a bit of a more relaxed approach to marijuana rules recently after decades of stringent enforcement. But Travis Kelce thinks that its use is far more widespread than anyone thinks it is.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end estimated that between 50- to even 80-percent of players take part in at least some cannabis use. He said that players are able to easily hide their consumption if they just remember to stop by the middle of July until the end of the season.
“If you just stop (using) in the middle of July, you’re fine,” Kelce said. “A lot of guys stop a week before, and they still pass (drug tests) because everybody’s working out in the heat and sweating their tail off. Nobody’s really getting hit for it anymore.”
Gone are the days when a player like Ricky Williams or Josh Gordon would be done for an entire year based on their marijuana use. But that doesn't mean players haven't stopped using it.
New NFL rules mandate only one cannabis test per year, which takes place at the start of training camp. After that, you're fine.
The players who lost entire years of their careers for previous versions of the rule can only shake their head at being in the wrong era.
