Steelers Ryan Clark: "NFL Players Use Marijuana, Guys On My Team Smoke"
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark is making headlines after coming out and saying NFL players are using marijuana, including some of his teammates.
Clark made the announcement on ESPN's "First Take" Thursday morning.
In the interview, Clark said he knows guys on the Steelers who "smoke."
He told ESPN, "A lot of it is stress relief. A lot of it is pain and medication. Guys feel like, 'If I can do this, it keeps me away from maybe Vicodin, it keeps me away from pain prescription drugs and things that guys get addicted to.' Guys look at this as a more natural way to heal themselves, to stress relieve and also to medicate themselves for pain. Guys are still going to do it."
But those who disagree with the legalization of marijuana believe that is just an excuse to use it recreationally.
That this would just give a green light to everyone to use it, anytime or anywhere
Clark says the NFL is fighting a losing battle, and some of it is goes back to their testing, which is rather lax.
"There's one random test during OTAs and mini-camps in the off-season and everybody will be tested early in training camp," Clark told ESPN. "After that, there's no more tests, so guys understand the ways to get around failing the drug test."
Clark expressed some of his views on via his Twitter account.
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