32 Facts About Eben Britton

Eben Britton was born on October 14,1987 and is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for six seasons in the National Football League.

Eben Britton played college football at the University of Arizona, redshirting his first year in 2005.

Eben Britton's blocking consistency grade of 84.5 percent was the second-highest in the Pac-10 and he earned first-team Freshman All-American honors.

In 2007, Eben Britton established himself as one of top pass protectors in college football, earning All-American and All-Pac-10 Conference recognition.

Eben Britton led the nation's right tackles in blocking consistency grading and his 15 touchdown-resulting blocks were tied for most by an active NCAA Division I-A player.

Eben Britton was recognized with All-American honorable mention and first-team All-Pac-10 accolades for his efforts.

Eben Britton was deemed "not athletic enough to be a consistent pass blocker against the faster pass rushers" at left tackle however, and therefore was projected to "have a long, solid career on the right side".

Eben Britton started 15 games on the year, missing only the fourth week due to a knee injury.

Eben Britton remained a starter on the Jaguars offense through the first seven games of the 2010 season.

Eben Britton missed the entire 2011 preseason and the first game of the regular season after undergoing surgery during training camp to repair a herniated disc.

Eben Britton then played in weeks 2 through 5, splitting time at the left guard and right tackle positions.

Eben Britton lost his starting job after the sixth game of the season and finished the year with 5 starts in 11 games played.

Eben Britton signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears in April 2013.

Eben Britton appeared in 13 games and started four, spending the majority of his playing time as a sixth eligible lineman.

Eben Britton signed another one-year contract with Chicago in April 2014.

Eben Britton appeared in 10 games for the season but did not start any.

Eben Britton later revealed he had tested positive for Ritalin during the 2014 season, the circumstances of which he explained in an essay penned for The Cauldron.

Eben Britton never served the suspension however as he did not sign with any team after his 2014 contract expired.

Eben Britton is an advocate for removing cannabis from the list of banned substances in the NFL.

Eben Britton says he used cannabis as a preferred method of pain management during his football career, and has cited the health risks associated with pharmaceutical painkillers as a reason why players should not be punished for choosing a natural alternative.

Eben Britton is a member of the Gridiron Cannabis Coalition, a group that advocates for the NFL to change its policy on cannabis.

Eben Britton is a member of the Doctors for Cannabis Regulation NFL steering committee.

Eben Britton revealed in a September 2016 interview with the New York Post that he used cannabis before three of the NFL games he played in.

Eben Britton says that in addition to relieving the pain of his injuries, cannabis improved his mental concentration on the football field, and that the games he played after using were some of his best performances.

Eben Britton estimated that over 50 percent of current players use cannabis and that the number could be as high as 75 percent.

Eben Britton is a board member of Athletes for Care, a group that advocates for athletes on various issues of health and safety including the use of cannabis as medicine.

Eben Britton graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in creative writing.

Eben Britton is named after his great-grandfather Eben Parsons, the father of Estelle.

Eben Britton's father Jeff is a painter and played college basketball at Jacksonville University.

Eben Britton's mother Abbie is a journalist and owns a personal training business.

In 2018, Eben Britton appeared in the Netflix documentary Take Your Pills in which he discusses his use of Adderall to treat ADD and to improve focus while he was in the NFL.

In 2019, Eben Britton began co-hosting the Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson podcast.