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ORIGINAL: Lynn G.

If I owned any team, I would accept that I cannot mandate vaccines for my players/coaches/staff - but I'd make it so unhappy for them - with separate locker rooms, separate eating areas, a bench on the field that is separate and in a not-very-good area (way out of the way), etc. that some of them, at least, may give in and get the vaccination.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Lynn G.

If I owned any team, I would accept that I cannot mandate vaccines for my players/coaches/staff - but I'd make it so unhappy for them - with separate locker rooms, separate eating areas, a bench on the field that is separate and in a not-very-good area (way out of the way), etc. that some of them, at least, may give in and get the vaccination.

That's not that far off from what the NFL is doing. Hopefully it continues through the regular season as well:

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

WTF does Obama have to do with this, David?

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ORIGINAL: DavidAOlson

I talked with a number of college football players (D2), and they're all vaccinated. Nobody wanted to deal withthe quarantine every time they were exposed, and they didn't want to let their teammates down.

I can see vaccination status making a difference as to which players make the final roster. Established starters might get some leeway, and recent draft picks, but the bottom of the roster had better be vaccinated if they want a job.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Lynn G.

If I owned any team, I would accept that I cannot mandate vaccines for my players/coaches/staff - but I'd make it so unhappy for them - with separate locker rooms, separate eating areas, a bench on the field that is separate and in a not-very-good area (way out of the way), etc. that some of them, at least, may give in and get the vaccination.

That's not that far off from what the NFL is doing. Hopefully it continues through the regular season as well:

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ORIGINAL: DavidAOlson

FWIW, as of today employers can mandate vaccination (as usual, accommodations for medical and religious reasons).

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/employer-mandate-covid-vaccine-eua.aspx

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: DavidAOlson

FWIW, as of today employers can mandate vaccination (as usual, accommodations for medical and religious reasons).

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/employer-mandate-covid-vaccine-eua.aspx

Not that I'm against employers being able to mandate vaccinations and I did kind of quickly go over that article, I didn't see anything in there that says that employers can mandate vaccinations.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

"I'm not anti- or pro-vax -- I'm pro-choice," Beasley said, reading from a prepared statement after the Bills' first practice of training camp. "With that being said, the issue at hand is information being withheld from players in order for a player to be swayed in a direction he may not be comfortable with.


"When dealing with a player's health and safety, there should be complete transparency regarding information that is vital in the decision-making process. Without having all the proper information, a player can feel misguided and unsure about a very personal choice. It makes a player feel unprotected and gives concerns about future topics regarding health and our ability to make educated decisions."

The NFL's policy, which heavily restricts unvaccinated players while allowing a return to near normalcy for vaccinated players, sparked criticism from Beasley last month, when he tweeted that he was not vaccinated and would continue to "live my one life like I want."

Sounds like a tap-dance bracktrack. Just what information is being "withheld"?

Dumbass.

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

Cole Beasley of the Bills has been an opponent of getting vaccinated. Today he said he was neither anti or pro vax. I hope the Bills make him pro-unemployed.

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ORIGINAL: unome

Been a while since I have stopped by here.

Looks like Dan is still wishing death on people so some things don't change.

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

Fully vaccinated Barry Sanders is symptom-free after testing positive for COVID-19

Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders can speak first-hand about how well the COVID-19 vaccines work.

Sanders revealed today that he has tested positive for COVID-19. However, he’s fully vaccinated, and like most people who are fully vaccinated and get exposed to the coronavirus, he feels fine.

“Despite being double vaccinated, wearing a mask, and taking all the precautions I could,” Sanders wrote on Twitter, “I tested positive for COVID. I don’t have any symptoms, but am staying in until I get the green light from the Docs. I will be ready to go for @49ers on 9/12 @Lions.”

(Lions fans will be disappointed to learn that when Sanders says he will be ready to go for Week One, he does not mean he’ll be coming out of retirement.)

Sanders’ comments serve as a reminder of how important it is for everyone to get vaccinated. The vaccines make you less likely to catch COVID-19, but if you do catch it while fully vaccinated you’re unlikely to get very sick and virtually assured of not dying. Sanders did the responsible thing and is in good health because of it.

https://news.yahoo.com/fully-vaccinated-barry-sanders-symptom-142805093.html

Hey HOF wannabes, Cousins, Smith, and Thielen…. Pay attention…