Despite confusion, NFL players can use its own salts that feel

NFL players can breathe again easily. Despite the confusion surrounding a league memo sent to clubs on Tuesday, players will always be able to remove the salts by feeling during the matches this season, as long as they will bring their own hiding place.

ESPN obtained a message from the NFL Players Association sent to players on Wednesday evening which indicated that the union asked for clarification on the ban on the ammonia of the league and has received confirmation that it applied only to clubs providing ammonia to players.

“We were not informed of this change of club policy before sending the memo,” said the union’s message. “To clarify, this policy does not prohibit the use of the players of these substances, but it rather prevents clubs from providing or providing them in any form. The NFL confirmed this to us.”

On Tuesday, the NFL sent a service note to the 32 clubs that said that “clubs are prohibited from providing or providing ammonia in any form in NFL matches” for the 2025 season.

The memo indicated that the committee of the head, neck and spine of the NFL made the recommendation of the ban because the FDA issued a warning in 2024 on the negative effects of ammonia inhaling, including “the potential to hide certain neurological signs and symptoms, including certain potential signs of concussion”.

“This ban applies to all club staff (including, but without limiting themselves, team physicians, sports coaches, strength coaches and packaging coaches or other people),” continued the memo. “The prohibition applies to all NFL games, including during all pre-match activities, and at halftime, and applies to the key line and in the stadium changing rooms.”

San Francisco 49ers End, George Kittle and Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Lavonte David publicly cried the loss of odorous salts because they interpreted the service note as a total prohibition to use them during the Games.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do,” David told the NFL host Kay Adams.

“I was upset all day,” Kittle told NFL Network.

On Wednesday, the players’ union asked for clarification at the League office on the question of whether the prohibition on the service note has spread or not to the players providing their own salts that feel for the matches.