As if the NFL didn't have enough problems lately with concussions, domestic violence, homophobia or player conduct, now this. This has been going on in some fashion for generations. It is embedded in the culture, accepted and condoned by owners, players and fans. It's part of the warrior mentality. Without the mask of drugs dulling the pain, the warrior mask comes off and these guys become closer to the wanna-be cubical warriors who play flag football on the weekends -- a glorified recreational sport -- not a billion dollar, made for TV industry.
Maybe the NFL as a league needs something to dull the pain of the repetitive hits to it's image
from ESPN:
Drug Enforcement Administration stages surprise NFL inspections - ESPN
The DEA also has reason to believe visiting team physicians may not be keeping "readily retrievable documents," that spell out which prescription drugs are administered and to whom, the federal law enforcement source said.
"Our intelligence suggests controlled substances are not properly logged to specific players," the source added.
DEA agents planned Sunday to inspect the medical bags of visiting team doctors for prescription drugs while alongside Transportation Safety Administration screeners.
"If doctors don't get players back on the field, you think they're going to continue to be the team doctor?" Closius said, when asked about the NFL culture that routinely demands players play with pain.
"Everybody is subservient to this return-to-play culture -- doctors, general managers, coaches, everybody. And that return-to-play culture is responsible for this illegal distribution on drugs," Closius added.
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