Recently retired Eagles defensive lineman Chris Long discussed his marijuana use during his NFL career on the Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old called into the show and talked about the NFL and NFL Players Association announced an agreement to study marijuana for pain management.
"We should be headed to a place where we allow players to enjoy what I would not even call a drug - it’s far less dangerous than guzzling a fifth of alcohol and going out after a game," Long said. "Chances are the player won’t even make it to the club [laughs] to do this sort of thing that we all kind of wag our finger at when we hear about a guy getting in a fight or getting a DUI, you’re never going to read about him sitting on the couch and binge-watching 'Game of Thrones' again.