Former Bears quarterback Jim McMahon's smokeless tobacco use was no secret in 1984, but the NFL no longer allows players to chew during TV interviews or on the playing field. AP Photo/Charles ...

He puffed his way through more than a pack of cigarettes each day of his career. The topic was athletes and smoking — Wednesday in Toronto, Larmer helped launch a quit-smoking aimed at young ...

Around one in five professional football players currently use snus, tobacco-free nicotine pouches or both, according to a study. The research, covering both male and female players, said the ...

Some major league players have not welcomed these reforms. Ironically, Gwynn—who feared being immortalized as yet another cautionary tale in baseball’s long and ignominious smokeless tobacco ...