The Push To Get More NFL Players Vaccinated
The Lead
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🗓️ 14 June 2021
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
As NFL teams move closer to the start of the 2021 season, many have run into a challenging dilemma -- how to handle players who are hesitant or flat out unwilling to get a Covid vaccine. This has led to some frustration on the part of coaches, executives, agents, and others working behind the scenes, who are trying to find ways to persuade players to get their shots. The Athletic's Lindsay Jones recently spoke with people from around the league about the situation, and joins us today to discuss the growing push to get more NFL players vaccinated and how it is or isn't working.
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| 0:45.0 | As NFL teams move closer to the start of the 2021 season, they've run into a bit of a challenge. |
| 0:50.0 | Players who are unwilling to get a COVID vaccine. |
| 0:53.0 | I'm not a fan of, I probably won't get back to that and I got more facts and all that type of stuff, but I'm not a fan of it at all. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm not going to answer any questions about vaccine, so I just get them directed questions on to football. I'm a little too handsome. |
| 1:05.0 | And that has been the last time I've been able to get a vaccine. |
| 1:08.0 | I'm not a fan of it at all. I'm not going to answer any questions about vaccine, so I'm just going to direct your questions on to football. |
| 1:13.0 | I would love to answer them. |
| 1:15.0 | And that has led to some frustration on the part of many people working behind the scenes. |
| 1:19.0 | Today, the Athletics Lindsey Jones joins us to discuss the growing push to get more NFL players vaccinated |
| 1:25.0 | and how it is or isn't working. From Wondering in the Athletic, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky. |
| 1:30.0 | It's Monday, June 14th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:34.0 | So Lindsey, today we're going to talk about the NFL and the growing push to get more players vaccinated. |
| 1:40.0 | First, can you give us a quick sense of what the NFL's vaccination policy is and what players who are and who are not vaccinated are allowed to do right now? |
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