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Former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna revealed in Ryen Russillo Podcast that a former teammate and wide receiver from Cincinnati Bengals played an entire game while intoxicated.
“There was a time when I played with a guy who was drunk in the heap,” said Kitna.
Kitna, who played for Bengals from 2001 to 2005, said players should attend the stadium at least two hours before the start of the game, but the unidentified player appeared less than an hour before the start of the game. When Russillo asked if members of the organization knew that this player was under influence, Kitna said he was not sure if the team knew, adding that “this was normal”.
Kitna said that this player still managed to present some impressive statistics, despite being exhausted. “He was drunk and had almost 200 yards receiving now,” he recalled. “So, it was crazy.”
Several former NFL players admitted to drinking before the games. Clinton Portis told the Washington Publish in 2017 that he, Santana Moss and the late Sean Taylor would make a dose of Hennessy before the games to increase the adrenaline. “I don’t like to go out and be sloppy. Just adrenaline, ”said Portis. “You know, you shoot and you’re done. Santana, Sean and I did this for a year and a half before anyone knew. We never tell anyone. It was just, hey, here’s a little sip, bam, that was it. “
That same year, Josh Gordon admitted in an interview with GQ that, in addition to drinking before the games, he would also take “the biggest bongo I could”.
“I used to love Grand Marnier,” said Gordon. “I could drink without any problems. Normally, I could drink a lot. But if it weren’t for that, it could be a whiskey or something. And I would probably drink half a glass, or a few drinks to try to warm up my system, basically. To get the engine running. This is what I would do for the games. “
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