The NFL's decision to ban teams from providing smelling salts and ammonia packets to players hit George Kittle of the San ...

After some outrage from players, the NFLPA has issued a clarifying statement about whether smelling salts can be used on the sideline this season.

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

NFL teams are not allowed to distribute smelling salts, but NFL players are still permitted to use them on the sidelines.