WEBVTT - NFL & NFLPA joining on a pain management study!

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<v Speaker 1>You know that I have been talking about guys like

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Turley, guys like Jake Plummer, UM, guys that have

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<v Speaker 1>been advocating against the opioids and the pharmaceuticals as pain

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<v Speaker 1>management in the NFL, and that the NFL has not

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<v Speaker 1>really been kind in terms of pain management and players safety.

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<v Speaker 1>And a lot of people are advocating for marijuana. But

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<v Speaker 1>as recently as the draft in April, Commissioner Roger Goodell

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<v Speaker 1>said that it was like unhealthy and addicting. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you still get suspended for four games, Uh, if you

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<v Speaker 1>have a positive marijuana test. Okay, Um. But this week

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<v Speaker 1>it came out that the NFL is going to study

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<v Speaker 1>the pain relieving effects of marijuana jointly with the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>Players Association. This, I think is a huge step. They

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<v Speaker 1>wrote a letter saying that they're they're going to study

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<v Speaker 1>this together. Um. The NFL's executive vice president of Communications,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Lockhart says, we look forward to working with the

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<v Speaker 1>Players Association on all issues involving the health of safety

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<v Speaker 1>of our players and have offered to formally study the

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<v Speaker 1>effects of marijuana together as a joint venture. I think

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<v Speaker 1>this is a big step. Okay, But that letter doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>change the fact that you still get a suspension of

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<v Speaker 1>four games if you have positive tests, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of other things. I do think it's a

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<v Speaker 1>step in the right direction. This is something to watch,

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<v Speaker 1>as you know, here in the Fantasy Freestyle, not only

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<v Speaker 1>do we drop stats over beats, but we do talk

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<v Speaker 1>about some of these issues that we go deep behind

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<v Speaker 1>the curtain on. So that's something I wanted to keep

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<v Speaker 1>on the radar. Also, I read today an article by

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<v Speaker 1>by Eugene Monroe, who used to be an offensive lineman,

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<v Speaker 1>uh most notably with the Baltimore Ravens, on the Players

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<v Speaker 1>Tribute and remember where like these guys you know, right

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<v Speaker 1>in the first person, And it was a very impassioned

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<v Speaker 1>piece about how he retired a year ago but still

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<v Speaker 1>the lingering effects of his career, and I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>very interesting. I'm definitely gonna go a little bit into

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<v Speaker 1>that next week.