Ever seen smelling salts used on the air? Well, the cast of "First Things First" did so on Thursday, and George Kittle ...

The NFL is banning the use of smelling salts and ammonia packets before and during all games, a ruling that has upset 49ers ...

Ammonia and smelling salts have long been used by NFL players before and during games to give them an extra pick-me-up ...

Are smelling salts being banned by the NFL? Here's what Kittle shared about the news, and why players have used them in the ...

It started on Tuesday, with San Francisco 49ers’ star TE George Kittle breaking the news on the ban to NFL Network’s Mike ...

The NFLPA issued what players likely saw as an important statement on Wednesday night, clarifying what was originally viewed ...

The NFL cited a lack of evidence supporting the safety or efficacy of smelling salts, and the potential to mask signs of a ...

Star San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle thought about walking away from the league with the new rule that bans ...

Not even the NFL can get between San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle and his smelling salts.

Smelling salts appear to be an integral part of Kittle's football routine. The NFL is probably doing him a favor.

For years, NFL players - and athletes in other sports - routinely relied on smelling salts or ammonia capsules to jolt ...

George Kittle jokingly expressed his dismay over the NFL's upcoming ban on smelling salts. The ban is scheduled to start in ...