With the NFL finally admitting to a legitimate link from the game itself to CTE, this feels like a good time for the league to listen to players' needs, requests and demands when it comes to pain management.
Enter Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle and New Jersey native Eugene Monroe. After news broke of the league acknowledging what so many others already came to grips with—playing football is bad for the brain—Monroe took to Twitter to rant about a cause he believes needs more research: Medicinal marijuana as an antidote for players.
— Eugene Monroe (@TheSeventyFifth) March 15, 2016
Even our government recognizes marijuana has medical benefits
— Eugene Monroe (@TheSeventyFifth) March 15, 2016
It's a shame that Roger Goodell would tell or fans there's no medical vs recreational distinction
— Eugene Monroe (@TheSeventyFifth) March 15, 2016
Now that people aren't AFRAID to speak out, we know our top performing athletes openly admit their use and marijuanas benefits
— Eugene Monroe (@TheSeventyFifth) March 15, 2016
The tweets—which continued on and on as Monroe tried to use a 140-character outlet to express himself—led to Doug Farrar of Sports Illustrated reaching out to Monroe for a more formal Q&A on this subject.