The United States is slowly but surely repealing its laws against the use of marijuana with most people thinking the plant will be totally legit within a decade. But until then, it’s still illegal to have kush with your orange juice, in most states. That hasn’t stopped a number of NFL players form risking their livelihoods, and millions of dollars, just to get their buzz on.
Recently, the League has clamped down on the reefer madness. This season, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has become the NFL’s pot poster child as he will miss the entire season due to multiple positive drug tests for ganja. Side note: Ray Rice only received a two-game suspension for knocking his then fiancé unconscious in a hotel elevator. (Kermit the Frog voice) That’s none of our business, though. But Josh Gordon isn’t the only player who likes to smoke buddah.
Here are 10 NFL players who have been busted by the cops or the NFL for kicking it with Mary Jane.
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Daryl Washington
The Arizona Cardinals linebacker missed four games in the 2013 season for turning up a failed drug test. He has also been suspended for the entirety of the 2014 season for testing positive for pot, once again.
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Von Miller
Miller plays for the Denver Broncos whose home state, Colorado, has legalized weed. Despite that, the outside linebacker was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 NFL season after a drug test found THC in his system.
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Josh Gordon
Gordon’s struggle with the herbal persuasion are real. The Cleveland Browns wideout has tested positive for marijuana on multiple occasions and was even arrested in college after he and a stoned teammate were found asleep in a Taco Bell drive through. He is currently serving out a year-long NFL ban for his latest flagged drug test.
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Ricky Williams
The former Heisman trophy winner seemed destined for greatness until he decided he’d rather take hits off the bong than on the football field. After three failed drug tests, a year-long suspension and a whole bunch of struggle moments, Williams retired for the final time in 2011.
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Randy Moss
After testing positive for weed in college, Moss continued his loud blowing ways in the NFL. In 2002, the future Hall of Fame wide receiver was arrested during a traffic stop after police discovered a small amount of marijuana in his vehicle. Charges were later dropped.
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Walter Thurmond
The former Seattle Seahawks corner was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 NFL season for testing positive for “substance abuse.” More than likely, the substance was kush which is totally legal to indulge in in the team’s home state, Washington.
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Marshawn Lynch
The Super Bowl winning running back was arrested in 2009 for possessing a concealed weapon. Upon a further search of his vehicle, cops recovered four rolled blunts.
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Percy Harvin
Tested positive for marijuana at the 2009 NFL Draft Combine. Despite the flag, he was still drafted by the Minnesota Vikings with the 22nd overall pick.
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Santonio Holmes
In 2008, the star Steelers wide out was charged with a misdemeanor count of prohibited acts after police pulled him over and discovered three blunts in his vehicle. He was suspended for a game. In 2010, he was suspended for four game for violating the league’s drug policy.
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Nick Fairley
In 2012, a citizen called policed on the Detroit Lions defensive lineman after he was spotted speeding through a neighborhood in his Cadillac Escalade. When police pulled him over they discovered a small amount of bud in his ashtray. The charges were later dropped.
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Nate Newton
The former Dallas Cowboy pro-bowler was popped two years after his playing years riding around with 213 pounds of that primo. Less than a month later, he was again arrested after a search of his vehicle turned up 175 pounds of greenery. He was later sentenced to only 30 months in federal prison for drug trafficking.
