If you had Davante Adams in your pool as the player out with Covid this week.... step forward for your prize. Covid continues to cause chaos in the NFL this season. Teams with lower vaccination rates enduring the brunt of the problems. Davante Adams’ COVID situation has Twitter losing its mind https://fansided.com/2021/10/25/packers-news-davante-adams-covid-twitter-reaction/ NFL Twitter was all ready to watch the Packers and Cardinals duke it out. Then Davante Adams landed on the COVID list and the disappointment was real. Thursday’s meeting between the Packers and Cardinals was supposed to be a matchup of the two hottest teams in football. Now one of those teams is going to go into the game severely weakened. On Monday, Green Bay put star receiver Davante Adams on the COVID-19 list. He is highly unlikely to suit up on Thursday. (More at above url)
Let's see which NFL team is paying the price for players lying about their vaccination status. Aaron Rodgers lied about his vaccination status and the Packers are paying the price Rodgers is out against the Chiefs, and it could be longer. https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2021/11/3/22761472/aaron-rodgers-covid-chiefs-vaccination-status Aaron Rodgers will not play against the Chiefs in Week 9 of the NFL season after testing positive for Covid. Now we’re learning not only that the Packers’ franchise QB was unvaccinated, but that he lied when asked about his status in training camp. Rodgers has been reportedly working like a player who has not been vaccinated this season, a detail previously unknown to those outside the Packers organization. The biggest question is why the quarterback decided to outright lie when asked about has vaccination status in August. Rodgers was directly asked whether he had been vaccinated, to which he responded “yeah,” before adding “I’ve been immunized.” There is no doubt from the way Rodgers discussed vaccinations that he was being absolutely untruthful about his status, and fans have reason to be upset. If we assume Rodgers’ had contracted Covid prior and believed he had “natural immunity,” then answering “yeah” to a question about vaccination was a lie. It was also wholly untruthful to then position himself on one side of the spectrum and unvaccinated teammates on the other when he said: There’s guys on the team who haven’t been vaccinated. I think it’s a personal decision, and I’m not going to judge those guys.” “Those guys,” as in “a group I’m not a part of,” as in “I’ve been vaccinated, but I’m not judging those who aren’t. At the very least Rodgers tried to play semantics and conflate being vaccinated with “immunized,” which we know simply is not true. On Friday the CDC released a peer-reviewed and vetted study comparing the rates of reinfection among those who have received the Covid vaccine, with those who have received “natural immunity” by previously being infected with the virus without vaccination. It found that while the immunity granted from infection did indeed prevent serious Covid symptoms, the immunity did not last as long as those who have received the vaccine. In addition, those who were not vaccinated were far more likely of contracting, and spreading the virus. “A more recent analysis of data from a network of 187 hospitals in the United States found that, among more than 7,000 COVID-19–like illness hospitalizations whose prior infection or vaccination occurred 90–179 days beforehand, there was a 5.5 times higher odds of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 among previously infected patients than among fully vaccinated patients.” So we can keep this figure in mind, that Rodgers was 5.5 times more likely to test positive for Covid, and then look at the huge Halloween party he took part in over the weekend before returning to the Packers facility. t should be noted that Rodgers was not in breach of the unvaccinated Covid guidelines by having a party. However, he was in contempt of common sense. Despite working in an environment that required him to socially distance from teammates because of his vaccination status, and also required him to not be in high-risk situations during travel, Rodgers did not distance, attended an indoor party without a mask, and did not socially distance. Now the Packers are paying the price. It’s not about one week. Realistically their grip on the NFC North is so pronounced that Green Bay can drop a game to Kansas City and be fine, but being disingenuous about his vaccination status prior to the season, and now being out with Covid is a huge problem. At the minimum Rodgers will miss the next 10 days and not be permitted into team facilities, not only taking away Week 9, but his preparation for Week 10 against the Seahawks. That would still be a best case scenario, with Rodgers potentially missing more time if he’s showing symptoms over this time. The football effect is secondary to causing a problem where there didn’t need to be one, and Rodgers brought this on himself.
Why are these guys being allowed to give a "verbal confirmation" about their vaccination status instead of providing proof via documents or vaccination passport ??? In addition, Europe requires proof of vaccination (vaccination passport) of any American flying to a country outside of the U.S. Its been that way for a few months now. Aaron Rodgers travelled outside of the U.S. prior to the start of training camp. My point, is this guy Rodgers using a fake vaccination card (documentation) or is everybody just letting him get by on his word without any proof of vaccination ??? Regardless, what he did...he was endangering the health, welfare, and safety of those in his environment that trusted him that he was vaccinated. He should be treated no different than the other professional athletes making millions... Traded, Let Go, Benched Multiple Games or IR list until fully vaccinated. Lets see if the NFL treats Aaron Rodgers the same as other athletes in the NFL that did the same by refusing vaccination or lying about their vaccination status. wrbtrader
Aaron should be fined heavily because if he was vaxxed then he would just need 2 negatgive tests which can be done by Saturday and then he could play. His positive test would be nothing in the end if he cleared the protocols. But he lied so Packers are without Rodgers for 5+ days. Lying about it is the same as refusing to get it so I too am interested to see how the NFL applies its rules....
So Aaron Rogers went to some quack who gave him a homeopathic treatment to give him "immunity". WTF Aaron Rodgers considered himself ‘immunized’ with vaccine alternative https://nypost.com/2021/11/03/aaron-rodgers-wanted-nfl-to-approve-his-vaccine-alternative/ Aaron Rodgers has always been someone who marches to the beat of his own drum. That is on full display as more details emerge with news the star Packers quarterback will miss Sunday’s highly anticipated game against the Chiefs after testing positive for COVID-19 while unvaccinated. Rodgers “petitioned the NFL to have an alternate treatment that he underwent before he returned to the Packers that would allow him to be considered the same as someone who received one of the approved vaccinations,” according to ESPN. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Rodgers “received homeopathic treatment from his personal doctor to raise his antibody levels.” The NFL reportedly deliberated about Rodgers’ request before declining it. In August, Rodgers directly answered a question from reporters about his vaccination status by saying he was “immunized.” The 37-year-old is particularly careful with his words, but the general consensus amongst fans and reporters at the time he made those remarks was that he was affirming he had been vaccinated. That assumption was incorrect. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was asked Wednesday if Rodgers’ answer on this matter was misleading. “That’s a great question for Aaron,” LaFleur told reporters. The news of his COVID-19 diagnosis and true vaccination status comes after Rodgers dressed up as John Wick for Halloween and partied with Packers teammates over the weekend, paving the way for a potentially wide ripple effect. Backup QB Jordan Love — presuming he is not also positive for COVID-19 after being in the quarterback room with Rodgers — will get his first career start for the Packers on Sunday. The silver lining is it gives the franchise a live look at what it has in a player it traded up to select late in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Packers’ third-sting QB Kurt Benkert also tested positive for COVID-19 this week, leaving Love as the only eligible quarterback on the roster. Blake Bortles, who spent time with the Packers in camp this past summer, is expected to sign with the team and be eligible on Sunday, per ESPN. The front office’s lack of communication about the decision to draft Love ticked off Rodgers, who spent this past offseason brooding and indicating he did not want to return to the team. A major concession Green Bay gave Rodgers to entice him to return was voiding the 2023 season of his contract, meaning he would be an unrestricted free agent after next season. Wisconsin health officials react to the news that Aaron Rodgers is unvaccinated and tested positive for COVID-19 https://www.jsonline.com/story/news...ers-being-unvaccinated-covid-news/6273836001/
Keep in mind the vaccine does not keep you from getting Covid and the vaccine does not keep you from spreading Covid
What nonsense. The vaccinated breakthrough rate for the Covid vaccines is a mere 0.5% -- which is very good. The vaccine greatly reduces the possibility of your spreading Covid. Aaron Rogers undermined his entire team by not getting vaccinated, going to some quack doctor for a fake "immunization" homeopathic treatment, and lying about his vaccination status.
Rodgers fucked up big time to his team and to the NFL because now the NFL must use him as an example going forward to other NFL athletes that do the same. Let's put it this way, if Rodgers was a rookie...he would be dismissed from the team. Wow... wrbtrader