{"id":2430,"date":"2025-08-05T15:54:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T22:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moccasin-wallaby-669396.hostingersite.com\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2025-08-05T15:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T22:55:07","slug":"george-kittle-crashes-nfl-set-to-spill-smelling-salts-are-banned-%f0%9f%98%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/george-kittle-crashes-nfl-set-to-spill-smelling-salts-are-banned-%f0%9f%98%b1\/","title":{"rendered":"George Kittle Crashes NFL Set to Spill: Smelling Salts Are BANNED \ud83d\ude31"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leave it to <strong>George Kittle<\/strong> to turn breaking NFL policy news into a full-blown moment. The San Francisco 49ers tight end didn\u2019t just call in or wait for a press conference \u2014 he <em>literally<\/em> walked onto the NFL Network\u2019s live set mid-segment, grinning like he owned the place, and dropped a bomb:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/49ers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#49ers<\/a> George Kittle just crashed the set to break news that the NFL banned smelling salts and ammonia packets today. Says he uses them every drive.<br><br>&quot;I considered retirement. We have to figure out a middle ground.&quot; What are your thoughts on this?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nfl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nfl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/footballissexy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#footballissexy<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNM0geFznz\">https:\/\/t.co\/nNM0geFznz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FootballIsSexy (@Football_IsSexy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Football_IsSexy\/status\/1952863308572184581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe NFL just banned smelling salts and ammonia packets\u2026 I use them before every drive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The surprise interruption had hosts and viewers laughing, but Kittle\u2019s follow-up made it clear he wasn\u2019t entirely joking about the impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DM_U7WhB_HK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DM_U7WhB_HK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DM_U7WhB_HK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Football Is Sexy (@footballissexy)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cI considered retirement. We have to figure out a middle ground.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcdc The New Rule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A league memo sent to all teams today prohibits <strong>any ammonia inhalants<\/strong> \u2014 capsules, inhalers, cups, or traditional smelling salts \u2014 before, during, or after games. That includes halftime, sidelines, and locker rooms. The policy takes effect immediately (<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/smelling-salts-ban-191bf239a1dd67a0566c3c8c33091884?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">AP News<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The change follows a <strong>2024 FDA warning<\/strong> that ammonia inhalants have no proven performance benefit and may <strong>mask concussion symptoms<\/strong> \u2014 potentially putting players at risk. The NFL\u2019s Head, Neck &amp; Spine Committee reviewed the data and backed the ban (<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/smelling-salts-ban-191bf239a1dd67a0566c3c8c33091884?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">AP News<\/a>, <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45909854\/49ers-george-kittle-bemoans-nfl-new-ban-smelling-salts?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">ESPN<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca8 Kittle\u2019s Ritual, Interrupted<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kittle admitted he\u2019s been using smelling salts before every single offensive drive \u2014 a pre-snap ritual fans rarely see but teammates know well. Losing that, he said, will take some adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve been distraught all day\u2026 I miss those already.\u201d<\/em> (<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/george-kittle-jokes-considered-retirement-recent-nfl-rule-change?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">SI<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether the NFL will consider a \u201cmiddle ground\u201d is unclear, but for now, smelling salts are out \u2014 and Kittle\u2019s dramatic set crash might go down as the most memorable breaking news moment of the preseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/smelling-salts-ban-191bf239a1dd67a0566c3c8c33091884?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">NFL bans smelling salts, citing concussion safety risks \u2013 AP News<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45909854\/49ers-george-kittle-bemoans-nfl-new-ban-smelling-salts?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">George Kittle reacts to smelling salts ban \u2013 ESPN<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/george-kittle-jokes-considered-retirement-recent-nfl-rule-change?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Kittle jokes about retirement after NFL ban \u2013 Sports Illustrated<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leave it to George Kittle to turn breaking NFL policy news into a full-blown moment. The San Francisco 49ers tight end didn\u2019t just call in or wait for a press conference \u2014 he literally walked&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,63,81,116],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[145],"class_list":{"0":"post-2430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"category-football-tea","9":"category-nfl-team-news","10":"category-san-francisco-49ers"},"aioseo_notices":[],"authors":[{"term_id":145,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"tasha","display_name":"Tasha Macri","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b2f554b129806d985f524acb0a085767d8a592e99d195688b40701a9da21c99d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432,"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430\/revisions\/2432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballissexy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=2430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}