Eight NFL teams have 85 percent of players vaccinated

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Eight NFL teams now have 85 percent of their players vaccinated.

As of Monday it was seven teams above the 85 percent threshold but on Tuesday one more team joined the list, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Officially, the NFL and the teams are not releasing any information about which players are and are not vaccinated, although it will be easy to tell who is and is not vaccinated because NFL rules will require far greater restrictions on unvaccinated players.

Training camps open in less than two weeks, which means any player who hasn’t had his second shot yet won’t be fully vaccinated in time for training camp.

52 responses to “Eight NFL teams have 85 percent of players vaccinated

  1. I am sure Houston isn’t because Jack Easterby probably has the players rubbed in “healing” oils instead

  2. And even without vaccinations the mortality rate for the NFL players’ age group remains lower than seasonal flu

  3. I believe roster limits are currently 90, so it takes 77 guys to be over 85%. Once cuts are made that makes about 65 (includes Practice squad). If all the guys cut (25) are vaccinated then it makes the team at 52 out of 65 = 80%. The bottom of the roster is likely to be skewed toward vaccinated since those guys don’t want to provide the team any reason to look beyond the on-field ability. So being right at 85% now might not be enough.

  4. Very disappointing that only 8 teams have 85% of their rosters vaccinated. Remaining players and coaches need to get off their dead behinds and get the shot. We need to make covid a nonissue this season.

  5. Being vaccinated does not prevent Covid. You may very well still have teams effected by players catching it. See Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns. See NC State and 4 of the 6 players who got it during the College World Series. It really doesn’t matter how many of them are vaccinated or not, nor does it matter which teams as a whole have gotten the most jabs.

  6. You’d think getting 85% of players vaccinated would be easy, but when you realize that number outpaces healthcare workers, the challenge becomes apparent. It’s actually quite impressive and I suspect most of the other clubs will be joining that list before camp starts.

  7. Pats have to be one of these team in the high iq community and organization they are a part of.

  8. Regardless of what side of the vaccine debate you are on, the rules that the NFL and NFLPA jointly approved made it clear: This season will suck for non-vaccinated players.

    Do these players not realize how significantly impacted their day-to-day activities will be at the team facilities??

  9. myspaceyourface says:
    July 13, 2021 at 1:42 pm
    Freedom over Fear

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    “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” – Benjamin Franklin

  10. myspaceyourface says:
    July 13, 2021 at 1:42 pm
    Freedom over Fear
    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    Education Over Opinion.

  11. What’s wrong with this country and its war on science? I would’ve paid to be vaccinated against the most deadly virus in the last 100 yrs. I got it for free and was thrilled to get it so I wouldn’t infect others and probably wouldn’t die even if infected.

  12. Debate? There’s no debate. Just smart people on one side and misinformed morons on the other. Funny how all the delta variant hot spots are in red states. They love their daddy Trump.

  13. Anti-vax people are funny.
    Tough-talkers until they get the virus, then they cry like babies, “Wahhhh, I wish I would have gotten the vaccine!” Time and time again.
    People shouldn’t be allowed to be treated for the virus in hospitals anymore. They are a financial drain on all of us.
    Let natural selection sort us out now. I feel good about the results.

  14. myspaceyourface says:
    July 13, 2021 at 1:42 pm
    Freedom over Fear
    ———————————————————————————–
    Do you stop at red lights?
    Explain the difference to me, Mr. Freedom.

  15. Ellicott Raven says:
    July 13, 2021 at 2:25 pm
    What’s wrong with this country and its war on science? I would’ve paid to be vaccinated against the most deadly virus in the last 100 yrs.

    ______

    1. It is NOT statistically ‘deadliest’ virus now. TB killed more people last year.

    2. These quotes seem particularly relevant.

    “It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as editor of The New England Journal of Medicine” (1).

    More recently, Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, wrote that “The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness”

    3. Science is supposed to be verified by experiments, not to blindly trust authority. Censorship itself is anti-scientific.

  16. tedmurph says:
    July 13, 2021 at 2:40 pm
    Debate? There’s no debate. Just smart people on one side and misinformed morons on the other. Funny how all the delta variant hot spots are in red states. They love their daddy Trump.

    Where to begin. First of all, it was the person who i am sure you voted for along with his vp that said they wouldn’t trust the vaccine if it was developed under trump, so if you want to blame anyone for the vaccine hesitancy, blame those fools.

    secondly, most people don’t care about this stupid ”delta” crap bc its bs. just a fancy name for a new strain which is far less deadly than the original covid 19 which was also not very deadly with a 99.7 survival rate.

    i am sure you are one those people who had been living in fear until you were given permission by your lord and savior joe biden that you can live your life again.

    i along with millions of others have been living normally since the beginning of this crap, and i somehow along with millions others ”survived”.

  17. Ellicott Raven says:
    July 13, 2021 at 2:25 pm
    What’s wrong with this country and its war on science? I would’ve paid to be vaccinated against the most deadly virus in the last 100 yrs. I got it for free and was thrilled to get it so I wouldn’t infect others and probably wouldn’t die even if infected.

    First, not a war on science. Science says it is probably safe in that the FDA has not approved them yet. I think it is expected in 2023. This is only an emergency use authorization. Not an approval.

    Second, did the government have a bake sale to pay for this? No. You paid for it just like everyone else through your tax dollars.

    Third, I’m happy you are comfortable with your choice. That seems to be the correct one for you. Each person should feel the same about their choice.

  18. Secondly, most people don’t care about this stupid ”delta” crap bc its bs. just a fancy name for a new strain which is far less deadly than the original covid 19 which was also not very deadly with a 99.7 survival rate.
    ———————————–
    A 1% mortality rate at that scale of infection is between 700,000 and 1.5 million dead – roughly the population of Washington, D.C., on the low end or the entire population of Hawaii on the high end.

    Shockingly we are at 607k so yep, there is your 1%.
    Sounds good, but 1% is actually horrifying.

  19. This is what I mean by misinformed.

    Kamala Harris said she wouldn’t take the Vax if Trump rushed it thru. Beause she knew Tr would do anything to open up the economy so he could get reelected. Including before the trials were complete. He’s still at it.

    Covid is not very deadly? Tell that to over 600,000 dead. Americans.

    Delta is more than 50% more infectious than the original Covid. Scientific fact.

    I don’t live in fear, I’m fully Vax. People I come in contact with don’t have to worry either.

    Astonishing

  20. Anti Vaxxer’s are God’s way of culling the herd. They should have more restrictions placed on them. In China if you don’t wear a mask you go directly to jail. Nobody screams about their freedoms and their rights because they take outbreaks EXTREMELY serious as they should.

  21. No vaccine is 100% perfect. The people getting sick and dying right now are overwhelmingly the unvaccinated. If not getting vaccinated was just about you, I’d say go ahead and win a Darwin award. But it’s not just about you. It’s also about spreading the virus to others. The virus that many of you anti-vaxxers used to say was fictional, or no more harmful than the flu, has killed more than 607,000 people. Millions of us have been vaccinated and the negative reactions to the vaccine are isolated incidents.

    And lets stop hiding what this is really about. You antivaxxer lemmings wouldn’t feel this way if Trump had taken Covid seriously and worn a mask. He didn’t and so you don’t.

  22. 3.5 Billion vaccines have been administered and no one has died from them. That’s amazing!
    3,500,000,000
    Practically the only people dying now are the unvaccinated
    This is all anyone really needs to know

  23. Eight teams that don’t believe in the concept of “My body, my choice”. I’m sure many of those players were given an ultimatum on taking the jab.

  24. The tragedy is, the ex president convinced people of 1 or more of 3 things.

    It’s a freedom issue instead of public health.

    It’s a macho/ tough guy thing.

    It’s fake news/going away/ other people’s fault.

    All laughable arguments. It’s OK. On to stop the steal.

  25. youareallsheep says:
    July 13, 2021 at 3:05 pm
    More recently, Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, wrote that “The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness”
    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    He gave the above opinion in 2015, not “more recently.”

    He said this two days ago: “All countries need to reach 70% vaccination level.”

  26. correctingerrors says:
    July 13, 2021 at 3:48 pm
    3.5 Billion vaccines have been administered and no one has died from them.

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    You are either misinformed or that is a lie. Not to mention the people who have had severe side effects

  27. The Venn Diagram of anti-vax folks, climate-change-deniers, and maga-people is just a circle.

  28. I might take it IF and When the company making it is held liable for any long term effects , I guess the early adopters won’t have that option.

  29. Here we go again. Of 310 mil vaccines in the US, about 5000 died. Only 3 were due to blood clots from the vax. The rest died because the vaccine is only 94% effective. They got Covid

    SEVERE side side effects? You have a better chance of shark attack in Winnipesaukee. Mild side effects, better than dying, or infecting someone else

  30. thetooloftools says:
    July 13, 2021 at 3:37 pm
    Anti Vaxxer’s are God’s way of culling the herd. They should have more restrictions placed on them. In China if you don’t wear a mask you go directly to jail. Nobody screams about their freedoms and their rights because they take outbreaks EXTREMELY serious as they should.

    Right pal, because God’s way of doing things is to force an experimental jab where the makers aren’t liable for any damages or side effects. You people seriously have lost your minds

  31. chastain00 says:
    July 13, 2021 at 4:41 pm
    I might take it IF and When the company making it is held liable for any long term effects , I guess the early adopters won’t have that option.
    ————————————————————
    Congrats!!!! Stupidest post on this thread! Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!
    You just keep waiting. Wait for it. . . wait for it. . .

  32. Freedom over Fear
    —————————

    Funny how those that don’t fear Covid fear the vaccine. Your chances of contracting Covid and dying far outweigh your chances of getting some deadly side effect from a vaccine. I know first hand. A friend of mine, still fairly young and in good shape just died from Covid. He didn’t believe in getting vaccinated and once he contracted it he thought he could beat it with over the counter drugs. He suffocated to death in his bed.

  33. btw – do you guys know they are starting to see a connection between getting Covid and becoming impotent?

  34. baldbuc says:
    July 13, 2021 at 5:46 pm
    Freedom over Fear
    —————————

    Funny how those that don’t fear Covid fear the vaccine. Your chances of contracting Covid and dying far outweigh your chances of getting some deadly side effect from a vaccine. I know first hand. A friend of mine, still fairly young and in good shape just died from Covid. He didn’t believe in getting vaccinated and once he contracted it he thought he could beat it with over the counter drugs. He suffocated to death in his bed.

    4 1 Rate This

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    These low IQ mouthbreathers who have gotten their “education” from Facebook and the interwebs for the last 20 years who also think man didn’t land on the moon and Brady deflated balls, also happen to be anti-science-medicine and vaxxine.

    Amazing what constant propaganda misinformation does to stubborn or misguided people.

    Sorry for your loss.

  35. nhpats2011 says:
    July 13, 2021 at 4:27 pm
    correctingerrors says:
    July 13, 2021 at 3:48 pm
    3.5 Billion vaccines have been administered and no one has died from them.

    ——-

    You are either misinformed or that is a lie. Not to mention the people who have had severe side effects

    10 13 Rate This

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    Beep, beep! The bus is backing up with MagaNH chimimg in. I lost an IQ point just reading it.

  36. tedmurph says:
    July 13, 2021 at 4:01 pm
    The tragedy is, the ex president convinced people of 1 or more of 3 things.

    It’s a freedom issue instead of public health.

    It’s a macho/ tough guy thing.

    It’s fake news/going away/ other people’s fault.

    All laughable arguments. It’s OK. On to stop the steal.

    20 16 Rate This

    ———————-

    This we can agree on. Good job, Teddy.

  37. A rough estimate of 2020-2021 is that COVID caused 15x more deaths than the flu for ages 20-29 and 20x more deaths for 30-39 so spout all the lies you want but it won’t change reality.

  38. I live in NY we were lead astray by a lying Governor who basically killed our most vulnerable. I’ve had family and friends get Covid. Thankfully nobody passed. They ran the ages from 75-25. These are professional athletes they should be fine. Getting vaccinated should help. Nothing is 100 perfect safe. Now where I work which is NYS, we are required, even as a vaccinated person, to wear masks. This is a joke. So lets applaud the NFL for what? Everything is upside down. An example of our Gov who was responsible for thousands of deaths wrote a book about his leadership during Covid. Makes sense

  39. The Reds dont even realize they are being duped by a Lying Con Man. That’s how smart they are

  40. These Mensas still believe the Election was stolen. Last time I checked 80 million was greater than 75 million. Its simple math geniuses

  41. The Reds dont even realize they are being duped by a Lying Con Man. That’s how smart they are

    Not only is Trump a lying con man, He’s laughing at these people. They’re giving him money. Which he’s just gonna put in his pocket. Believing all the conspiracy theories. Qanon, stolen election, botched handling of the virus, on and on. it’s unfathomable to me that people in 22nd century America not only believe this stuff, they revel in it. Storm the Capital Building. An abomination. Then either blame it on the Dems .or white wash it as if it was a tour for out of towners This is 22nd century America?

  42. The reality is, if you are young and healthy, you are quite unlikely to die if you get COVID. However, the reality also is, you are even less likely to dies from either COVID or the vaccine if you get vaccinated. Getting vaccinated also has the added benefit of reducing the chance you get it and pass it on to someone else who is more susceptible to dying than you are.

    It seems to me it sort of falls under the Golden Rule thing. But, go ahead. Your body, your choice. I trust you feel the same about others doing the same for non-COVID issues.

  43. A virus with a 99.87% recovery, rate even higher within the players age bracket, is not the most deadly virus of all time. The flu has a higher death rate than covid specifically among younger individuals. The vaccine has a higher death rate than the virus since it’s inception. The science is clear. The sheep just aren’t paying attention.

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