The 2025 season will introduce some new rules and technology to the NFL, but one change in particular has upset one of the league's best tight ends. The San Francisco 49ers' George Kittle interrupted ...

Don't worry, George Kittle, you'll still be able to use smelling salts and ammonia packets during games. The only catch is that you'll have to provide your own. The NFLPA clarified on Wednesday that ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Dr. Robert Cantu, medical director and director of clinical research at the Cantu Concussion Center at Emerson Hospital, about the NFL banning teams from providing ...

Smelling salts trigger a deep breath that wakes people up. There’s no strong evidence that smelling salts directly improve athletic performance. No study has associated long-term risks with the use of ...

George Kittle was especially perturbed about the smelling salt ban from the NFL. / Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images Amid all the drama littering the NFL landscape during training camp, the most unexpected ...

The NFL has officially cracked down on the use of smelling salts during games—but players aren’t completely out of luck. On Tuesday, the league sent a memo to teams announcing a ban on ammonia ...