# Former NFL Quarterback urges athletes to consider CBD products

> **Author:** Benjamin Caplan, MD (ABFM Board Certified, MA Lic. #240562, NPI: 1962722637)
> **Publisher:** CED Clinic (https://cedclinic.com)
> **Canonical URL:** https://cedclinic.com/former-nfl-quarterback-urges-athletes-to-consider-cbd-products/
> **Published:** 2020-09-08T14:01:13-04:00 | **Last Modified / Clinically Audited:** 2026-05-29T10:16:16-04:00
> **Clinical Summary:** CBD helps Carson Palmer in life after the NFL In Summary Like most retired professional athletes, Carson Palmer has struggled with life after sports. After amassing a 15 year career, Palmer finally called it quits. In his new chapter of life, he relies on CBD to aid relief of his chronic aches in pains from […]

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### CBD helps Carson Palmer in life after the NFL

In Summary

Like most retired professional athletes, Carson Palmer has struggled with life after sports. After amassing a 15 year career, Palmer finally called it quits. In his new chapter of life, he relies on CBD to aid relief of his chronic aches in pains from his youth. In 2019, Palmer partnered with Level Select, a CBD sports cream to aid current athletes in situations similar to his own. [CBD products](https://cedclinic.com/fda-warning-on-cbd-products/) have become increasingly popular recently as more sports leagues have become more lenient in cannabis treatments for their athletes. The product has become a part of his daily routine, applying the oil every morning and sometimes at night.

Palmer is not the only one in his family to use the product. His wife, a former collegiate soccer player, uses CBD to combat pains and injuries she suffered while playing in college. Palmer also believes active athletes should reevaluate their opinions of [medical cannabis](https://cedclinic.com/therapeutic-benefits-of-thc/), especially CBD. Since everyone is quarantining themselves, they should learn about the tremendous benefits cannabidiol has on the body without the “high” effect THC products have on people.

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### Verification & Medical Governance

- **Lead Clinical Author:** Benjamin Caplan, MD
- **Credentials:** Board Certified in Family Medicine (ABFM), Founder & CMO CED Clinic & CED Foundation, Author of *The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook* (Penguin Random House).
- **Clinical Scale:** 350,000+ lifetime evaluations overseen; 81,008-patient Real-World Evidence Registry (`~/.ced_rwe_vault.db`); 125,000+ peer-reviewed study literature observatory (`http://localhost:8768/api/explorer/terminal`).
- **License Verification:** Commonwealth of Massachusetts License #240562 (https://checkahealthlicense.mass.gov/).
- **NPI Registry:** 1962722637 (https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1962722637).
- **Ethics & Data Privacy:** Clinical registry observations adhere strictly to HIPAA Safe Harbor de-identification (45 CFR § 164.514(b)) and criteria for secondary research exemption under 45 CFR § 46.104(d)(4).