He experiences chronic pain every day, a natural byproduct of his chosen profession. Still, he is not yet ready to walk away from his NFL career and says he knows the key to continuing: marijuana. Even if the league had granted his exemption, there’s no guarantee an NFL team would offer him a contract. NFL players have made light of this practice; longtime defensive lineman Shaun Smith recently joked about buying marijuana the day he passed his annual test. “They’re arguing that chronic pain is a symptom, but chronic pain syndrome is a diagnosis,” said Sisley, who serves on the board of advisers for the Korey Stringer Institute, which has partnered with the NFL on health and safety issues.

Source: National Post May 01, 2018 19:30 UTC