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Vaccination status matters to the NFL, so why is it forcing teams to pretend otherwise?

The NFL Players Association says they have opened “an investigation” — whatever that entails — into Urban Meyer telling the truth and acknowledging that vaccination status was taken into consideration during final roster cuts this week.

“That was part of the [decision-making process],” the Jacksonville Jaguars coach said earlier this week. “... Is he vaccinated or not? Can I say that was a decision-maker? It was certainly in consideration.”

Apparently Meyer can’t say that, actually, not that the NFLPA's investigation is going to do much about it.

The NFL set up a Covid protocol system that has higher standards and stronger punishments for unvaccinated players.