NFL pushes for more testing for vaccinated players amid rise in breakthrough cases as the league claims it wanted to mandate shots
The NFL and the players' union are pushing for more testing among immunized players amid a rise in breakthrough cases while both are accusing the other of killing a vaccine mandate ahead of the upcoming 2021 season. Commissioner Roger Goodell's office has asked the players' union to adjust protocols so vaccinated players would be tested weekly instead of every 14 days. The NFLPA has been pushing for daily testing for all players. Under current rules, only unvaccinated players are tested daily, as they were during the 2020 season before the injections were available. Currently 93 percent of players are vaccinated, according to the NFL, which reported 68 positives cases out of 7,190 tested individuals between August 1 and August 21. The 0.95 percent incidence rate is lower than in most communities. About seven times as many unvaccinated players have tested positive for COVID-19 compared to their immunized counterparts, according to the NFL. NFL commissioner Roger Goode