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In the midst of the commotion over the traffic accident in which former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs was involved , other news is shaking the foundations of the NFL : the positive for COVID – 11 by Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers .
The controversy is fueled because in August reported having been immunized against the COVID – 19 and even when returning to training and regular season did not use the mask or mask.
“ I have been immunized . There are many conversations around the league and there are people who give statements and those who do not, the owners who give statements. There are players in the team who have not been vaccinated, I am not going to judge them, others who were vaccinated and were infected with COVID, “said the quaterback at a press conference last August, ambiguous statements that did not clarify anything.
However, Rodgers may not have been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 but instead was another type of treatment , such as revealed NFL Network after knowing the positive of the player.
ESPN detailed that the Packers star tried to get the NFL to approve a treatment he had received before reporting to training camp. and be treated in the same way as someone who did receive the vaccine.
The proposal was rejected but Rodgers has not complied with sanitary restrictions or health protocols for the non-immunized.
If this information is found to be true, you could be accused of having violated the protocols during the preseason and regular season. Sanctions could also fall on the Green Bay team.
An example of compliance is the case of Cam Newton, current free agent after being released by the New England Patriots. In the preseason he was in close contact with a positive so he was isolated from the team for five days until he tested negative.
Also , it is mandatory -according to NFL rules- that non-vaccinated people wear masks in the facilities of their teams, they cannot be together with more than three players at the same time and they cannot interact with people outside the club’s entourage. when they play away.
Aaron Rodgers will miss the match against Chiefs
The long-awaited game between the Packers and the Chiefs will not have the figure of Aaron Rodgers, when all the fans expected a duel between him and Patrick Mahomes.
Jordan Love would be the Packers’ starting quarterback on Sunday, his first start after being chosen in the first round. of the Draft of 2020.
Receivers Davante Adams and Allen Lazard, who also tested positive for the virus before the last game, are also out of the game 28 against the Arizona Cardinals.
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