Speaker 1: You know that I have been talking about guys like
Speaker 1: Kyle Turley, guys like Jake Plummer, UM, guys that have
Speaker 1: been advocating against the opioids and the pharmaceuticals as pain
Speaker 1: management in the NFL, and that the NFL has not
Speaker 1: really been kind in terms of pain management and players safety.
Speaker 1: And a lot of people are advocating for marijuana. But
Speaker 1: as recently as the draft in April, Commissioner Roger Goodell
Speaker 1: said that it was like unhealthy and addicting. You know,
Speaker 1: you still get suspended for four games, Uh, if you
Speaker 1: have a positive marijuana test. Okay, Um. But this week
Speaker 1: it came out that the NFL is going to study
Speaker 1: the pain relieving effects of marijuana jointly with the NFL
Speaker 1: Players Association. This, I think is a huge step. They
Speaker 1: wrote a letter saying that they're they're going to study
Speaker 1: this together. Um. The NFL's executive vice president of Communications,
Speaker 1: Joe Lockhart says, we look forward to working with the
Speaker 1: Players Association on all issues involving the health of safety
Speaker 1: of our players and have offered to formally study the
Speaker 1: effects of marijuana together as a joint venture. I think
Speaker 1: this is a big step. Okay, But that letter doesn't
Speaker 1: change the fact that you still get a suspension of
Speaker 1: four games if you have positive tests, you know, and
Speaker 1: a lot of other things. I do think it's a
Speaker 1: step in the right direction. This is something to watch,
Speaker 1: as you know, here in the Fantasy Freestyle, not only
Speaker 1: do we drop stats over beats, but we do talk
Speaker 1: about some of these issues that we go deep behind
Speaker 1: the curtain on. So that's something I wanted to keep
Speaker 1: on the radar. Also, I read today an article by
Speaker 1: by Eugene Monroe, who used to be an offensive lineman,
Speaker 1: uh most notably with the Baltimore Ravens, on the Players
Speaker 1: Tribute and remember where like these guys you know, right
Speaker 1: in the first person, And it was a very impassioned
Speaker 1: piece about how he retired a year ago but still
Speaker 1: the lingering effects of his career, and I think it's
Speaker 1: very interesting. I'm definitely gonna go a little bit into
Speaker 1: that next week.