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Insider: Why some Colts chose to vaccinate and others are undecided

WESTFIELD -- Why did DeForest Buckner receive the COVID-19 vaccine? He has a long list of reasons — any of which he's happy to share with anyone who asks — but two loom largest.

One is hard to think about. Unimaginable, really. And the other, well, Buckner doesn’t have to imagine. It’s been on his mind for months.

First, the idea of catching COVID (again) and passing it to a loved one scares him. It could have happened last year when Buckner contracted the coronavirus but didn’t know because he was asymptomatic.

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Fortunately, NFL protocols required him to test every day, and he learned quickly he was positive and was able to protect those around him.