The NFL likely can’t mandate that players receive the COVID-19 vaccine before the start of the 2021 season. Rather, it seems the NFL is choosing to incentivize players to get the vaccine and offering a multitude of information sessions.
In addition to player education, the NFL and NFLPA announced Friday that players who receive the vaccine will no longer need to be tested daily and if they are a high-risk contact, the type that cost the Buffalo Bills nearly their entire tight end room in 2020, they won’t have to quarantine.
For players on the edge of the NFL’s roster bubbles, an even bigger change is on the horizon.