AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
For Broncos Ring of Famer Rick Upchurch, cannabidiol (CBD) isn’t just an alternative pain-reliever, as it is for many other former players. The nonpsychoactive compound, one of nearly 100 found in cannabis, has helped him counter the side effects of cancer treatment and achieve remission.
“Without a doubt,” he said. “Otherwise, I would be in bad shape, I really would.”
At the 2015 NFL draft in Chicago, the former receiver and punt returner (1975-83) revealed his battle with leukemia, a diagnosis he received in 2011 after a bone marrow biopsy confirmed doctors’ suspicions and tied together the various symptoms he had been experiencing: The fatigue.