NFL legend Champ Bailey dishes on breaking stigma with cannabis, using while playing in league

Pro Football Hall of Famer Champ Bailey talks to Fox News Digital about his cannabis journey and his partnership with retailer Trulieve.

When NFL fans think of players and cannabis use, former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams probably comes to mind, or even Super Bowl champion Chris Long.

Williams and Long have spoken out at length about using cannabis for a variety of reasons, including for pain management over other painkillers that have been pushed in the past.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Champ Bailey is also in a group of former NFL stars advocating for cannabis use as a physical and mental recovery tool. Bailey is a community outreach liaison for Trulieve, the world’s largest cannabis retailer.

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Champ Bailey partnered with Trulieve. (Truelieve)

The former Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos standout told Fox News Digital in a recent interview he partnered with Trulieve to help the company secure a license in Georgia. Since that was completed, Bailey has been tasked with educating the public about marijuana and breaking the stigmas about it.

Bailey played in the NFL from 1999 to 2013. He was a 12-time Pro Bowler, a three-time first-team All-Pro selection and was named to the Hall of Fame All-2000s Team. He said he started using cannabis to help him early in his career.

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"But, fortunate enough for me, I stayed away from it until I was mature enough to really take part in it. And it wasn’t until my second, third year in Washington when I was exposed to it. I always had some exposure to it from a social standpoint, but I never took part in it. And