It’s probably going to happen across the board, NBA, NFL before we’re done. Nobody knows how to handle Omicron atm. Powers that be don’t want to stray off message even though Omicron’s surge isn’t effected by today’s protocols. NFL says screw it play on but they’re getting some flack. Capitulation to the Covid Ministry of Truth is close at hand. Edit. The powers that be don’t want their loyal subjects jumping off script and undermining stringent adherence to vaccinations before SCOTUS takes up the case
NBA is trying to avoid it... it is well before halftime in the season so if teams have to play short then so be it as the games will not affect true play off standings anyway.... NBA will just rely on G League contracts and hardship exceptions and play on as it should be.
The NFL is suffering from many players out due to Covid, games being postponed and a host of other issues. Their response --- change the Covid rules so they can play the games. All driven by the money - of course. NFL legend Steve Young: The league is tweaking COVID-19 policies so that 'asymptomatic players can play’ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nfl-covid-rules-steve-young-191947848.html Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the NFL hasn’t wavered from its plan to play all scheduled games within the originally planned 18-week season and playoffs. In the past week alone, the NFL has postponed games to help players return from COVID-19 protocol and is now trying to prevent some players from entering the COVID-19 reserve list entirely. On Saturday, the NFL changed its testing protocol to decrease the number of times vaccinated players are tested as long as they remain asymptomatic. Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young said the league’s message is clear: The NFL will press forward amid the COVID surge, even if that means allowing asymptomatic players to play in games regardless of their infection status. "They’re going to try to figure out a way to make sure that asymptomatic players can play, and this is their solution,” Young said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “And people can argue and curse and do everything they want about it, but the fact is the NFL has been amazing in getting people on the field and playing football throughout the pandemic.” The NFL recently adjusted its policies after having more than 100 players test positive prior to its most recent slate of weekend games. The slew of positive tests forced three games to be moved to weekdays due to a lack of player availability among three teams. As of Monday evening, the NFL had more than 150 players on the COVID-19 reserve list. The NFL is "in a unique spot where they don’t have to really answer to anybody,” Young said. “It's the most inelastic business in America where the demand is constant and ever present. And no matter what happens, the demand will be there. And so in that inelasticity, the NFL has a tremendous amount of flexibility. They want to stay on schedule. They want to make sure they put the games on." Other American sports leagues are also adjusting amid the recent surge: The National Hockey League (NHL) extended its Christmas break by two days as more than 15% of the league's players have been added to COVID-19 protocol. It also tweaked its testing rules to administer tests daily and has now postponed 50 games less than halfway through the season. The National Basketball Association (NBA), meanwhile, has positioned itself more similarly to the NFL. The basketball league has postponed seven games since Dec. 14, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN Tuesday night that the league has ‘no plans’ to pause the season. (More at above url)
NFL chief medical officer says 'symptomatic' players are responsible for COVID-19 spread https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/arti...onsible_for_covid_19_spread/s1_13132_36807449
The fine should be higher for this idiot... Cole Beasley Fined Roughly $100,000 For Multiple COVID Protocol Violations https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/12...s-100-thousand-for-covid-protocol-violations/
The Bucs are glad to be rid of this anti-vax idiot... Antonio Brown is no longer a part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he takes off jersey and leaves sideline mid-game, coach says https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/us/antonio-brown-tampa-bay-buccaneers-jersey/index.html
He acts idiotic but I'd bet money on him having a bad case of CTE when his brain is eventually examined. He wasn't that bad until this
The Antonio Brown situation keeps getting more bizarre -- between his claims of playing injured despite providing no medical proof, hos other recent wacky claims, and now these statements from a OnlyFans star who he spent the night with before the game. OnlyFans Model Exposes Antonio Brown For Sneaking Her Into Team Hotel Night Before Storming Off Football Field, Provides Texts (PICS) https://www.totalprosports.com/2022...rming-off-football-field-provides-texts-pics/ Former NFL star and Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown reportedly snuck OnlyFans model Ava Louise into his hotel just one night before he would make major headlines around the country. According to Daily Mail, the former Tampa Bay Bucs snuck snuck 23-year-old Ava – an OnlyFans model who went viral in 2020 for licking the lid of a toilet seat – into his hotel room the night before Sunday’s game where we saw him lose his mind on the sidelines. Ava, who spoke directly to the outlet about her and Antonio’s Saturday night hotel room rendezvous, provided screenshots of some of their messages and described how it all started after he called her up on the phone telling her to go to the Westin Hotel where the Buccaneers were staying while in New Jersey. “He kept saying I have money for you, I have a bonus for you and I was like, what are you saying? I just thought that was weird,” she spilled to the outlet. “I thought, ok, I’ll just go see what this is about because it’s Antonio Brown, it’s the day before the Jets game, I’ll go.” (Much more at above url)
Of course the story is not complete without a little Covid thrown in... OnlyFans’ Ava Louise Tells Bucs To Test Team After She Tested Positive For COVID After Night With Antonio Brown (PIC) https://www.totalprosports.com/2022...for-covid-after-night-with-antonio-brown-pic/