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Squawk Pod

The NFL’s New Covid Play & Small Fries Only

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, News, Investing, Business

4.2543 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Syra Madad, senior director of the system-wide pathogens program at New York City Health and Hospitals, considers the pandemic still in its “emergency” phase as cases of omicron outpace those of other variants. But, the game must go on--for the NFL, at least. While the NHL and college basketball teams have paused and postponed their games, the National Football League is taking a new approach to managing Covid-19 cases after over 100 players in the league tested positive. HGGC president and former 49ers quarterback Steve Young and Integrity Marketing Group CEO Bryan Adams discuss the NFL’s new pandemic strategy and Integrity’s $125 million payout to employees following an investment from Silver Lake. Plus, issues in the supply chain are causing issues for other chains…including McDonald’s, where a french fry shortage is hitting locations in Japan. In this episode: Bryan Adams, @IntegrityMG Steve Young, @SteveYoungQB Dr. Syra Madad, @syramadad Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0

Bring in show music please.

0:04.0

This is Squawk Pod. I'm the NBC producer Katie Kramer today on our podcast.

0:09.0

COVID on the court in the rink and on the field, but the rink, and on the field.

0:12.8

But the NFL won't stop for O'Macron,

0:15.0

former 49ers quarterback Steve Young.

0:17.4

The NFL is gonna play ball.

0:18.6

You saw that last year where the Denver Broncos

0:20.3

didn't have any quarterbacks, they still played.

0:22.8

From the arenas to the hospitals and testing centers

0:25.7

with Pathogen Preparedness expert Dr.

0:27.6

Syra Madonna.

0:28.6

I think right now we're still in the emergency phase of this pandemic

0:31.6

and so we should use all the tools at our disposal

0:33.9

we should couple it with testing. Plus our supply chains fried seriously.

0:39.5

You're not going to be able to get those french fries in some places.

0:43.8

It's Tuesday 12.21.

0:47.1

I think it might be one of those really short days.

0:49.3

Unfortunately, it's still 24 hours, or fortunately, I guess.

0:54.0

Squack Pod begins right now.

0:56.2

Stand Becky by in three, two, one, fuel, please.

1:00.8

Good morning, everybody.

1:01.9

Welcome to Squack Box here on

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