After the NFL banned teams from supplying smelling salts, they are still widely used by players. In the case of the Patriots, their training staff has apparently helped identify where to buy them.
The NFL instituted a smelling salts ban in August, which 49ers star tight end George Kittle criticized during an NFL Network interview during training camp when he joked: “I considered retirement. We ...
Football leans on tradition, providing convenient cover for the NFL's lenient stance on smelling salts, ammonia crystals that players believe enhance performance when inhaled. Does the olfactory ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO — When the members of Team Brad Jacobs noticed a slight drop-off in performance during night games last fall, lead Ben Hebert had an idea.