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Sources: NFL, NFLPA discussing new COVID-19 policies that would lighten burden of vaccinated players

The NFL and the NFLPA continue to discuss changes to their COVID-19 protocols that could ease the burden on vaccinated individuals.

The two sides are working to test vaccinated players less frequently and address player concerns about the number of vaccinated, asymptomatic players who are being forced to miss games due to positive tests.

According to sources familiar with the discussions, the changes, which could be announced in the coming days, include an alteration to the testing procedures for vaccinated individuals. Currently, teams are required to test vaccinated individuals once a week. The discussions seem aimed at a new procedure that would remove that requirement and instead move to spot-testing of vaccinated individuals - perhaps a handful each day, chosen at random - while also imposing more stringent symptom checks.