Overview

• The policy, effective for the 2025 season, bars teams from supplying smelling salts after an internal memo was issued to all 32 clubs
• The NFL Players Association clarified that athletes are still allowed to bring and use their own ammonia inhalants during games
• Last year’s FDA safety alert identified ammonia inhalants as unapproved drugs associated with adverse effects such as respiratory distress, seizures, migraines and fainting
• The NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee recommended the ban on team-supplied salts over concerns they could mask concussion symptoms
• Fox Sports’ First Things First cast demonstrated smelling salt use live on air and George Kittle publicly defended his personal routine