Yahoo! Sports

NFL doesn't want players doing smelling salts. They keep inhaling, and I tried, too

I looked down at the small red canister in my hand and prepared to open it. My mind raced. This won’t be so bad, right? That’s what I told myself at first, before I talked to NFL players about what ...
Yahoo! Sports

Players continue to use smelling salts despite NFL rule: "It's a meathead thing"

During training camp, the NFL sent a memo to teams prohibiting them from providing smelling salts to players, citing a player-safety issue. The league, though, couldn’t ban ammonia packets without ...
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Is NFL's smelling salts obsession simply bad optics, or something worse?

I confess: After reading the Chronicle's compelling examination into the use of smelling salts in football, by my colleagues Eric Branch and Noah Furtado, I thought, "Why not give them a try?" After ...
Modesto Bee

What ban? Kyle Shanahan caught on camera using smelling salts before playoff win

The NFL instituted a smelling salts ban in August, which 49ers star tight end George Kittle criticized during an NFL Network interview during training camp when he joked: “I considered retirement. We ...
Los Angeles Times

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan shows performance-enhancing smelling salts aren’t just for players

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Football leans on tradition, providing convenient cover for the NFL’s lenient stance on smelling salts, ammonia ...