Q&A with ex-Eagle Herremans: Medical pot could be a 'win-win' for NFL

Todd Herremans, an offensive lineman for the Eagles from 2005 to 2014, wants teams to consider medical marijuana as a replacement for prescription painkillers and the NFL to take a less punitive approach to players using marijuana.Todd Herremans, offensive lineman for the Eagles from 2005 to 2014, has repositioned himself as an outspoken advocate for medical marijuana. Scheduled to be a panelist at the World Medical Cannabis Conference & Expo on April 21 and 22 in Pittsburgh, Herremans spoke with the Inquirer recently about the NFL and cannabis.

How did your marijuana use begin?

It started in college as more of an alternative to drinking. It was as a leisure activity or a social relaxation…