A new NFL policy is meant to crack down on the number of unvaccinated players in the league. Who are these players and who are against the new policy?
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The pandemic is still raging on the US, and with the NFL set to host games at full capacity next year, they want to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
While the NFL can’t control fans and external forces, they can control their teams and players. Therefore, they released a memo dictating what could happen if players don’t vaccinate themselves.
Last year, the NFL repeatedly had to reschedule games due to Covid outbreaks within teams, but this is something they won’t be doing this year. As a result, the team responsible for the Covid outbreak may have to forfeit the game entirely.
NFL Unvaccinated Players: Which NFL Stars Don’t Approve Of New NFL Covid Policy?
Several NFL players have spoken out about the new rule, not happy at all with the way the NFL is supposedly restricting their freedom.
DeAndre Hopkins has been the biggest name to watch so far as his Twitter has shown repeatedly blasting the new rules very publicly.
Matthew Judon and Leonard Fournette were other players who spoke out on Twitter regarding the new rules:
Earlier, Buffalo Bills’ Cole Beasley had also very publicly announced that he wouldn’t be part of the group of people who are taking the Covid vaccine as it is his body, and that is what he felt comfortable doing:
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