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Nick Wagoner
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers tight finish George Kittle interrupted teammate Fred Warner‘s interview on NFL Community Tuesday afternoon to interrupt some information that has left him upset with the league.
Kittle crashed the set to “air a grievance” that the league knowledgeable groups on Tuesday morning by way of a memo that it has prohibited using ammonia and smelling salts earlier than and through all NFL video games.
In keeping with the memo, starting this season, groups are prohibited from “offering or supplying ammonia in any type.” That features ammonia capsules, inhalers, ammonia in a cup and any type of “smelling salts.” It applies to the whole thing of a sport, together with pregame actions and halftime, and applies within the locker room and on the sideline.
The memo says the ban comes because of FDA warnings that have been issued in 2024.
“In 2024, the FDA issued a warning to firms that produce commercially out there ammonia inhalants (AIs), in addition to to shoppers in regards to the buy and use of AIs, relating to the dearth of proof supporting the protection or efficacy of AIs marketed for bettering psychological alertness or boosting power,” the memo says. “The FDA famous potential detrimental results from AI use. AIs even have the potential to masks sure neurological indicators and signs, together with some potential indicators of concussion.
“Because of this, the NFL Head, Neck and Backbone Committee advisable prohibiting using AIs for any goal throughout NFL play.”
A couple of hours after that memo was obtained in San Francisco, Kittle popped into an NFL Community set on the group’s facility whereas Warner was speaking in regards to the upcoming season.
“I actually simply got here up right here to air a grievance,” Kittle stated. “Our group received a memo right this moment that smelling salts and ammonia packets have been made unlawful within the NFL, and I have been distraught all day.”
Kittle went on to say that he’s an everyday consumer of smelling salts, taking them for a lift of power earlier than each offensive drive, noting, “I miss these already.”
The ninth-year tight finish went on to joke that the memo was upsetting sufficient for him to consider calling it a profession.
“I thought-about retirement,” Kittle stated, jokingly. “We have now received to determine a center floor right here, guys. Anyone assist me out. Anyone give you a good suggestion. That is all I needed to get on the market. Get that off my chest.”
