SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sunday’s game in Tampa, Fla., against the Buccaneers will be the San Francisco 49ers’ hottest, most humid, cramp-inducing kickoff of the season so far, and the team will arrive with an arsenal of remedies, including bananas, sports drinks, IV bags and pickle juice.
Yes, you read that last one correctly: pickle juice.
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The briny liquid has long been known as an excellent source of salt and potassium, and it’s something a few athletes in the know would drink before or after workouts. But only in the last 10 years or so have so-called pickle juice shooters in two-ounce containers become available on NFL sidelines and locker rooms.
For example, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson knocked bac
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