Do NFL players use tobacco products?

The NFL does have two rules when it comes to players using smokeless tobacco -- don't do it on the playing field or while conducting television interviews. read more

If they do it's not though smoking since that interferes with the cardio aspect of the game. I do know some players chew tobacco (example: Kyle Orton Throws A Dip In On The Bills Sideline (Video)) but it's still likely rare. read more

One would never think that NFL players dabble in chewing tobacco, or any tobacco product for that matter. But more than two-thirds of NFL players use chew on a regular basis. read more

The interesting part of this, from the NFL side, is that players I spoke to said the union and NFL have done little to curb use of chew."They don't care," said one player on the use of chew. One factor that might explain some of that: A player explained to me that a higher percentage of coaches chew than players. read more

While MLB has spent years trying to curb chewing tobacco use, the habit has permeated locker rooms for decades in the NFL, which does little to address the topic, Jeremy Fowler writes. read more