Not that I disagree with you, but until the federal government pulls their heads outta their butts regarding cannabis the NFL wont budge on the issue.

Is that supposed to be a surprise?

Was he supposed to be at some other teams practice?

Given your stance,one would make the logical conclusion that when your family goes to the dentist, there is no Novocaine involved. After all, we wouldn’t want yu to teach your children to do drugs, right?

As an additional point, painkillers mask pain and allow injuries to be unknowingly made worse. …
Goodell should ban them during games. Random post game drug testing could easily find any rule breakers.
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Heard of HIPAA? Some things need to remain between players and doctors. Goodell is intrusive enough. What … now you want him suspending players for taking Ibuprofen? Or are you going to specify painkillers? Does that mean Harvin can’t take a painkiller and play with a migraine? This banned-substance issue is getting ridiculous.

He was clearly wincing etc.

realfann, you’re nothing but a stupid child who draws conclusions and then grabs at random facts to support your foolish arguments.

Grow up.

I agree that giving a player painkillers and putting him back on the field is probably not good for the overall player’s health, but it is what it is. They are plenty of jobs in this world that endanger workers. If you don’t like it, get a desk job. Violence is an integral part of football.

Since any player can take painkillers at any time without violating league rules, there is no competitive advantage. If there was, then every player would be taking painkillers before every game. And maybe they are, but the playing field is still level, as it were.

Should they ban braces, too? A player wearing a brace “has an unfair benefit that helps him play better than his normal self”.

At some point, a line must be drawn. Painkillers are ubiquitous in this country. How many people do you know who are taking HGH?

Way to teach the children to NOT do drugs Cowpukes…
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Do you seriously think the Cowboys are the only team that gives players painkillers to get back on the field?

They needlessly endanger the player.

That is not in line with the league’s policy to make the game safer.

Goodell should ban them during games. Random post game drug testing could easily find any rule breakers.

Just like the Olympics.

That is not the point.

If I took steroids & HGH it would not give me a competitive advatage over an NFL player.

But I would still be banned from playing.

Clearly Romo’s performance in the 2nd half of the game was enhanced by the drugs he took at half time beacuse he did not feel pain when he threw the ball.

Drugs enhanced his performance. Drugs enabled the win.

So they should be banned during games.

Just like in the Olympics.

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His punctured lung was caused from the pain injection shot, not the rib. Therefore, it will heal as fast as a puncture wound from any regular needle would, which as I’d assume you know is a day or two tops.

Someone grab a tranquilizer gun!!!

Go Bucs!!!

In other words “performance enhancing drugs”.

Question: are Olympic atheletes allowed to compete with painkillers in their system?