The National Football League recommended to the National Football Players Association on Thursday that vaccinated players receive a COVID-19 test once every seven days in comparison to one every 14 days due to rise in cases from the delta variant, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
The league says it proposed mandatory vaccinations to NFLPA in July and would like to impose a mandate on Friday if there is an agreement. However, the players' union is not backing that proposal as of now, per Mortensen.
Allen Sills, the NFL's chief medical officer, told reporters that 93% of players and 99% of team staff are vaccinated, per Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer.