However, athletes are humans too, and they have their own vices. One issue that regularly comes up involves drinking alcohol before games. Although it's not the norm, NFL players are under a tremendous amount of pressure. Though coaches get angry at players who drink, some athletes have admitted they've done it.

Do American football players drink alcohol?

In the spring of 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic was to fundamentally change the life of everyone in the U.S. and beyond, one NFL player entered a Hollywood alcohol rehab because his addiction to alcohol had fundamentally changed his life – for the worse.

Do NFL players drink alcohol before games?

A number of former NFL players have admitted to drinking before games. Clinton Portis told the Washington Post in 2017 that he, Santana Moss, and the late Sean Taylor would take a shot of Hennessy before games to boost their adrenaline. “Not like going out and getting sloppy wasted. Just adrenaline,” Portis said.