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LB Morgan joins call for NFL to study cannabis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan has joined Eugene Monroe in asking the NFL to research potential benefits of cannabis on long-term health.

"I feel like the NFL has a responsibility to look into it, to delegate time and money to research this for its players," Morgan told Yahoo Global News. "... Given how much influence that the NFL has on society, I think it would help the greater good. There's a lot of people suffering and a lot of people that can benefit from cannabis as a medical treatment."

Morgan, a 2010 first-round draft pick, has recorded 27.