NFL to Ban Smelling Salts Starting 2025 Season
TL;DR
The NFL announced it will ban the use of smelling salts and similar ammonia inhalants during games starting in the 2025 season due to safety concerns and potential interference with concussion diagnosis, based on recommendations from the NFL's medical committee and FDA findings.
- NFL will ban smelling salts and other ammonia products for the 2025 season, new memo says Scripps News
- NFLPA gets clarity: Players' own smelling salts OK ESPN
- 49ers star George Kittle praises Iowa alum Caitlin Clark Fox News
- NFL bans smelling salts: What are they, and why were they banned now? Yahoo Sports
- NFL informs teams of a ban on smelling salts NBC Sports
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