COVID Memo from the NFL

[Sassy Squatch]

Here’s more from today’s memo, which also says the team responsible for a canceled game because of an outbreak among unvaccinated players/staff will be responsible for financial losses and subject to potential discipline from the commissioner. Wow. pic.twitter.com/Q86a2WcG1K

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 22, 2021

[Sassy Squatch]

And the biggest penalty of all for players:

"If a game is cancelled and cannot be rescheduled within the current 18-week scheduled due to a Covid outbreak, neither team’s players will receive their weekly paragraph 5 salary."

You read that right: NOBODY GETS PAID.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 22, 2021

[TLO]

Good

[RealSNR]

They honestly should have canceled some of the games last year. The rescheduling that took place was a shit****.

If they're going to go through the pain that they did last year to reschedule games, I doubt any teams are going to have to go through this. Because there will never be a case where they CAN'T reschedule a game.

If the NFL really wants this to sink in to the unvaccinated players and team staff, they need to be clear what the procedures are for rescheduling

[AdolfOliverBush]

Fair enough.

[wazu]

Pretty wild. It will be interesting to see the response that unvaccinated players who get COVID receive. Especially if it costs the team a game.

[ThaVirus]

Whew, they're applying a ton of pressure. I'd imagine the league will be nearly fully vaccinated pretty soon.

[POND_OF_RED]

Did that go through the NFLPA? I don’t mind the forfeiting part, but the nobody gets paid part seems like it could cause some legal issues with contracts. I mean players get paid when they get injured right? Why would they not if they got sick?

[AdolfOliverBush]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

Did that go through the NFLPA? I don’t mind the forfeiting part, but the nobody gets paid part seems like it could cause some legal issues with contracts. I mean players get paid when they get injured right? Why would they not if they got sick?

Yeah, it seems dicey to not pay them. Flu shots are available, but if a player decides to skip the shot and misses a game due to the flu, they still get paid.

[ChiefBlueCFC]

Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush

Yeah, it seems dicey to not pay them. Flu shots are available, but if a player decides to skip the shot and misses a game due to the flu, they still get paid.

well this isn't the flu

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

Did that go through the NFLPA? I don’t mind the forfeiting part, but the nobody gets paid part seems like it could cause some legal issues with contracts. I mean players get paid when they get injured right? Why would they not if they got sick?

The difference is that a game being cancelled is a HUGE financial hit to the league, where an injured player doesn't cause the game to be cancelled.

I'm sure they can justify not paying players for a game that didn't exist. Again, I don't really think this is gonna matter, but I'm pretty confident the league's lawyers have signed off on it.

[Kiimo]

Adjust your Buffalo Bills final standings accordingly

[comochiefsfan]

It will be flat out embarrassing if any games have to be canceled this year.

Feel how you want about the vaccine, but if my employer is hanging my multi million dollar salary over my head over getting it or not, you better believe that needle is going in my arm.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by comochiefsfan

It will be flat out embarrassing if any games have to be canceled this year.

Feel how you want about the vaccine, but if my employer is hanging my multi million dollar salary over my head over getting it or not, you better believe that needle is going in my arm.

They didn't have to cancel any games last year, with one less week, and there were a half dozen outbreaks.

Vaccine or not, it's unlikely to be a big issue.

[FloridaMan88]

Well this will certainly help address any vaccine hesitancy among players/coaches/team staff.