The NFL and NFLPA are jointly offering up to $1 million in grants to researchers who can help the league move forward with alternatives to opioid-based pain management.

The NFL’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Allen Sills, has listed cannabis and CBD as areas the league wants to better understand.

“Players are always looking to find treatments that are going to improve their quality of life,” Sills said. “But at the same time, players are significantly concerned about the impact on performance.”

There are two concerns that need answers. 1. Is cannabis safe for pain management? And 2. Does it work? The league wants to see research, too, about how it interacts with other medications.

The league will issue anywhere from one to five grants in December, with $1 million being split among the winners.

It was last year in the Collective Bargaining Agreement that the NFL said it would not change its marijuana policy.

The CBA however also oosened the league’s marijuana rules in 2020. Now payers can’t be suspended for testing positive and can only be tested during a two-week period each year.


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