Vaccination rate

[Oldcolt]

Colts are one of four teams with a vaccination rate of less than 50%. Some are as high as 85%. Anyone else concerned that this may bite us in the ass?

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Yeah, I saw that. I wonder if the Colts are planning a mass vaccination clinic at the start of training camp to improve those numbers.

The NFL and the Players association have adopted rules for this season that give some benefits and competitive advantages to the players / teams that are vaccinated.

https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-nflpa-a...camp-preseason

With mandatory minicamps coming to a close around the NFL, the league and the NFL Players Association have come to an agreement for COVID-19 protocols for training camps and preseason games, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday via an NFL memo.

Foremost among protocols is how different the preseason will be for players and individuals who are vaccinated and who are not fully vaccinated.

For those fully vaccinated, there will be no daily testing, whereas those who are not fully vaccinated must be tested every day. It will be the same for face coverings, with none required if fully vaccinated and mandated at club facility and team travel if not.

Individuals who are not fully vaccinated, including players, will be prohibited from gathering outside club facilities or team travel. NFL players who are not fully vaccinated will be barred from going to nightclubs, bars, house parties, concerts, etc. Failure to follow the protocols could result in fines of $50,000 for a first offense.

One difference that Pelissero notes could have major competitive implications is that fully vaccinated individuals who have been exposed to a coronavirus-positive person will not be labeled a high-risk close contact, so they will not be subject to a mandatory five-day isolation.

Coaches and staff members who are not fully vaccinated -- and do not have religious or medical exemptions -- will not be eligible for Tier 1 or 2 status in training camp and will therefore not be allowed to work in-person with players. Strength and conditioning coaches, for instance, must be fully vaccinated to be in a weight room with players. If it's an indoor weight room, players who are not fully vaccinated must work out with their masks on. For coaches who are fully vaccinated, there will no longer be face coverings required, which was a hallmark of the 2020 season, such as Chiefs head coach Andy Reid's face shield or other coaches being fined for not always wearing theirs.

For all unvaccinated individuals during travel, gathering with outside guests in hotel rooms, seeing family and friends, etc. is prohibited.

There will also be significant changes for members of the media and fans.

Fully vaccinated media members will be allowed to conduct in-person interviews, which was prohibited throughout the 2020 season. In contrast, media members who are not fully vaccinated are disallowed access to the press box, field, sidelines and locker rooms.

Though fans will not be allowed to interact with players, they are allowed to attend training camps. They must remain more than 20 feet from Tier 1 staff, including players, and adhere to physical distancing.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Colts are one of four teams with a vaccination rate of less than 50%. Some are as high as 85%. Anyone else concerned that this may bite us in the ass?

For sure it will

[rcubed]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Colts are one of four teams with a vaccination rate of less than 50%. Some are as high as 85%. Anyone else concerned that this may bite us in the ass?

Agree. It will be an issue at some point.


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[TheMugwump]

Unless they get those vaccines, yeah, it's going to be a major issue.

[Brylok]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Colts are one of four teams with a vaccination rate of less than 50%. Some are as high as 85%. Anyone else concerned that this may bite us in the ass?

I think it will, and I'll be pissed. Especially if it causes a loss or a loss of key players/personnel for significant amounts of time. The NFL should grow a set and tell everyone to get vaccinated or you don't coach/play. This being 'Murica, it obviously won't happen. Good luck out there.

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Brylok

I think it will, and I'll be pissed. Especially if it causes a loss or a loss of key players/personnel for significant amounts of time. The NFL should grow a set and tell everyone to get vaccinated or you don't coach/play. This being 'Murica, it obviously won't happen. Good luck out there.

Right now, the only people who are dying from covid is the unvaccinated. There are vaccinated people who get sick, but they are not being hospitalized.

[Oldcolt]

I want to be clear that I think these guys have the right to refuse a vaccine. If 50% of our guys are not vaccinated, and the predominant strain is this Delta variant, we would be incredibly lucky to only have one or two guys miss time. If one guy gets infected multiple are most likely. The chance someone getting infected, with all the travel involved, over the term of the season is not low. It will be interesting, once the team is together as one, to see if any pressure is placed on these guys. If it is close and one guy is vaccinated and the other isn't it could, and should, have an impact on who gets cut.

[Ironshaft]

It's not like at this point they have not had the opportunity or the knowledge to make their decision. If they are not vaccinated at this point, it is by choice.

Their body, their choice. Is that not how the saying goes?

[apballin]

I don’t like hearing that but I guess it depends on which players are in the 50% that are vaccinated. We lost game 2 vs the Titans because of 2 key guys being out for Covid protocol so yea to each their own but that’s leaving a lot of shit to chance, I know Buckner is on record saying he’s vaccinated so that’s good