Editor's note: The list of professional athletes and team personnel entering COVID-19 protocols has increased in recent weeks, causing games to be rescheduled across multiple sports. Some unvaccinated NFL players have had to miss a game while being quarantined for 10 days, while others who have been vaccinated have had to produce two negative tests within 24 hours of each other to be eligible to play. But to one Minnesota Vikings player, the virus was far more than an inconvenience. Dakota Dozier's symptoms became so severe he had to be hospitalized for three days with what was diagnosed as COVID pneumonia.
'I knew I needed more help': Minnesota Vikings' Dakota Dozier details his battle with COVID-19
