GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' revelation that he consumed a plant-based psychedelic substance known as ayahuasca isn’t going to get him in any trouble with the NFL.
According to league spokesman Brian McCarthy, any trace of the substance in his system would not trigger a positive result under the substance abuse or performance-enhancing drug policies.
The league and the player’s union collectively bargained a drug policy that prohibits a long list of substances, but since ayahuasca isn’t on it, there’s no reason why Rodgers would be in violation of either policy.
Rodgers revealed last week that he had taken the substance, but the league previously had not commented on whether it was prohibited by NFL rules.