Chris Long says he used marijuana 'on a regular basis' during NFL career
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Now that defensive end Chris Long has officially retired from the league, the former top pick is no longer worried about drug tests. That came out in droves during an interview on The Dan Patrick Show Wednesday. Long was posed with a question about marijuanaChris Long says he used marijuana 'on a regular basis' during NFL career
Now that defensive end Chris Long has officially retired from the league, the former top pick is no longer worried about drug tests. That came out in droves during an interview on The Dan Patrick Show Wednesday. Long was posed with a question about marijuana use during his NFL career. The two-time Super Bowl champion couldn’t have been any more clear in response. Long told Patrick: “I certainly enjoyed my fair share on a regular basis through my career. If not for that, I’m not as capable of coping with the stresses of the day-to-day NFL life.” That has to be news to many around the football world. The NFL’s archaic marijuana policy has come under fire recently. The league still tests for the “drug” despite it being seen as a safer alternative to opioids. For his part, Long wasn’t shy in providing his opinion on the league’s policy: “The league, speaking plainly, knows damn well what they’re doing. Testing players once a year for ‘street drugs,’ which is a terrible classification for marijuana, is kinda sill Read more