Chip Kelly talked to ESPN Magazine about players smoking weed, estimating that there could be 40-60 percent of players on the Oregon Ducks doing it. It was reported recently that there was a growing pot problem at the university as well.
Kelly quickly dismissed the statement, saying that the Ducks wouldn't be where they're at right now if their players smoked marijuana.
“If we had 60 percent of our kids doing that, we wouldn’t be 34-6 [the past three years] and play in three straight BCS games,” Kelly said.
Kelly continued on the dangers of smoking the drug.
“I think it’s a [problem] on every campus right now,” Kelly said. “Our responsibility as coaches is to educate our guys on what the dangers are, and that’s what we continue to do… You’re coaching 18- to 22-year-old kids. They’re in the mistake-making phase of their lives. I think no one goes through life without making a mistake, but I think the biggest thing is to learn from the mistake.
“It’s not just ‘don’t do it because if you get caught, here are the ramifications.’ But ‘you shouldn’t be doing it because of, really, the effects that it has on you.’”
Despite his statements, there is a good chance that 60 percent of the players on the roster smoked weed. I mean, first it's Oregon. Also, several players have been caught with it, such as former starting quarterback Darron Thomas.
It's 4/20 today, so there are probably a bunch of Ducks out there lighting one up.
And hey, while you're at, here are some players that love the herb.
