Eugene Monroe

Eugene Monroe

Retired NFL player. Proud father and loving husband. On a mission to get the NFL to accept cannabinoids as a viable option for pain management.

Recent posts by Eugene Monroe

Eugene Monroe: As America votes on pot, pro athletes want a say in their sport

Soon we may see nearly 25 percent of Americans living in a state with access to legal cannabis. But when will professional athletes get the same access?

Eugene Monroe: After seven years in the NFL, I won’t allow my son to play football

Cannabist op-ed: ‘It fascinates me that in a league predicated on intelligence, supreme toughness and swagger that fear and denial in health care are perpetuated,’ former NFL player Eugene Monroe writes