As the pot-smoking epidemic continues to deteriorate the family-like image of football’s royalty, the real cesspool of life-ruining drug addiction carries on under the guise of institutionalized medicine.
Just recently, the NFL has been delivered yet another PR blow to its carefully manicured reputation.
As reported by Deadspin’s Tim Marchman (h/t Scribd.com), eight former NFL players were named plaintiffs on a lawsuit in a federal court that includes more than 600 retired players over medications they say were obtained illegally and given as painkillers to numb injuries without consideration for side effects or future health concerns.