How Many NFL Gamers Smoke Weed? Travis Kelce Has a Guess.

In a wide-ranging piece with Vainness Honest — wherein it was revealed within the first paragraph that he has a supervisor, not simply an agent, as a result of he already has life after soccer on the mind — Travis Kelce acknowledged that he believes at the very least 50% of the gamers within the NFL use marijuana and that the entire quantity could also be as excessive as 80%.

Although the NFL used to droop gamers for total seasons for testing constructive for marijuana — simply ask Ricky Williams — the league has considerably loosened its pot coverage over the previous decade and altered its earlier window of testing, which spanned from April to August, to the primary two weeks of coaching camp. The brand new coverage, which additionally eliminates obligatory suspensions solely for marijuana, means gamers are mainly free to smoke weed throughout the offseason.

Kelce confirmed as a lot to Vainness Honest. “Should you simply cease in the course of July, you’re fantastic,” he stated. “Quite a lot of guys cease per week earlier than they usually nonetheless move as a result of everyone’s figuring out within the warmth and sweating their tail off. No person’s actually getting hit for it anymore.”

(Was {that a} pun?)

Both manner, pot was not the one subject of dialogue for Kelce, as he additionally talked about his present contract with the Chiefs. Within the second 12 months of a four-year pact that may find yourself paying him round $60 million, the 33-year-old believes he’s underpaid. (He could also be proper.)

“My managers and brokers like to inform me how underpaid I’m,” the two-time Tremendous Bowl winner instructed Vainness Honest. “Any time I speak about wanting more cash, they’re similar to, ‘Why don’t you go to the Chiefs and ask them?’ You see how far more cash you could possibly be making and, yeah, it hits you within the intestine a bit of bit. It makes you assume you’re being taken benefit of. I don’t know if I actually pressed the gasoline if I’d get what I’m quote-unquote price. However I do know I take pleasure in coming to that constructing each single day.”

(There’s that “hit” phrase once more.)

As one of many high pass-catching tight ends within the NFL, Kelce in all probability needs to be making a bit more cash than he’s. Then again, Kelce taking much less could enable the Chiefs to provide Patrick Mahomes extra if he asks for it. Retaining Mahomes completely satisfied in Kansas Metropolis virtually ensures the Chiefs may have an opportunity to make the Tremendous Bowl each single 12 months. Extra Tremendous Bowls means extra notoriety and which may be price greater than cash for a participant like Kelce who needs to stay a star after he’s finished enjoying soccer.