During training camp, the NFL sent a memo to teams prohibiting them from providing smelling salts to players, citing a player-safety issue. The league, though, couldn’t ban ammonia packets without ...

After the NFL banned teams from supplying smelling salts, they are still widely used by players. In the case of the Patriots, their training staff has apparently helped identify where to buy them.

From Aaron Rodgers to Marvin Lewis to Baker Mayfield, we’ve seen a wide range of NFL-associated people getting fired up before a play or before a game by using smelling salts. And hey, before you get ...

San Antonio Spurs announcer Jacob Tobey made the bold decision to experience smelling salts for the first time while on the air to cover Wednesday night’s game in Orlando. During a courtside pre-game ...

I confess: After reading the Chronicle's compelling examination into the use of smelling salts in football, by my colleagues Eric Branch and Noah Furtado, I thought, "Why not give them a try?" After ...