After raising some eyebrows in February with controversial comments about drug use in the NFL, particularly marijuana, Washington Redskins safety Ryan Clark got the attention of ex-teammate Antonio Brown. Brown basically said one thing about locker room activity: Ryan Clark needs to shut up.
A couple of months later Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown got fed up and told the press that team business should stay private, calling Clark bitter (via Pittsburgh Tribune):
"Namely, remarks by former Steelers safety Ryan Clark that some Steelers use marijuana to relieve pain and reduce stress. While marijuana is legal in Colorado and Washington, it remains on the NFL's banned substance list.
"Brown believes negatively toned comments like Clark's need to be banned from that under-transformation locker room, too.
""When you see things like that, it shows you how guys feel when they're not part of the team anymore,' Brown said Sunday of Clark, who since has signed with the Redskins. 'it's a form of bitterness or taking a shot at the team because you're not there anymore.'"
Maybe Brown is the one bitter that his team is hemorrhaging personnel after back-to-back 8-8 seasons?
Clark's statements seem more like a defense of privacy in the locker room; a defense of his teammates who are just trying to manage pain:
"'I know guys on my team who smoke,' Clark said. 'A lot of it is stress relief. A lot of it is pain and medication. Guys feel like, 'If I can do this, it keeps me away from maybe Vicodin, it keeps me away from pain prescription drugs and things that guys get addicted to.' Guys look at this as a more natural way to heal themselves.'"
What do you think? Was Clark being negative and bitter or was he defending his teammates' responsible marijuana use?
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