NFL flags Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay Packers for league violations COVID-19 On Protocol Tuesday, the unrestricted quarterback was fined $14,650 for breaking multiple rules.
The league fined the organization $300,000 for not implementing protocol, after news emerged that the ruling MVP had lied about his vaccination status for half of the season.
Rodgers, who is expected to earn $21.5 million this year, told reporters during training camp in August that he was tested positive for COVID-19 on November 3 after being ‘immunised’.
Rodgers was fined for not wearing a mask at press conferences, not wearing a mask all the time around his teammates, and attending a Team Halloween party, even though unvaccinated players are not allowed to gather in groups.
Aaron Rodgers, who appeared on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday, was fined $14,650—a barely noticeable amount for someone who is on his way to earning $21 million this year.
Rodgers, MVP, is staying at home but will return to the team the day before they face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Aaron Rodgers, (pictured) who missed the Packers’ game, was revealed to have tested positive for COVID and was not vaccinated.
Packers wide receiver Alan Lazard was also fined $14,650 after attending a Halloween bash. Lazard was not believed to have tested positive for COVID, but was asked to quarantine after coming into contact with someone at the party – likely Rodgers -.
The Packers were fined after an investigation by the league, which determined that the team may have disciplined Rodgers, who had violated protocol that allowed non-vaccinated players to be in groups of more than three outside the team’s facilities. prevented from gathering. Is.
The amount of Rodgers’ fine was determined by the COVID-19 protocol agreement reached between the players’ union and the league.
The league’s investigation also found instances where Rodgers did not wear a face covering inside the Packers’ facility.
Rodgers is pictured with then-girlfriend Danica Patrick, a motor racing driver, in April 2019. He is now engaged to actress Shailene Woodley.
There are many reasons why Rodgers was denied vaccinations, he said, including the possibility that he and his fiancée, actress Shailene Woodley (left), will someday try to have children.
The protocols for non-vaccinated players remain largely the same as they were for everyone else during the 2020 season. The difference now is that players who have received injections have been exempted from some testing, distancing and mask protocols since many vaccines were released. However, non-vaccinated players need to distance themselves, wear masks and undergo daily testing
“We respect the league’s findings and we recognize the importance of following COVID protocols to keep our team and organization safe and healthy,” Packers president Mark Murphy told ESPN.
‘We will continue to educate the team about the importance of protocol and remain committed to operating within protocol.’
The investigation began last week after Rodgers tested positive for the coronavirus after lying to reporters about vaccinations.
Rodgers, who is in the second year of a $134 million four-year contract extension, is eligible to return to the first-place team the day before they face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Rodgers sparked widespread anger with the revelation that he had lied about vaccination, and with allegations that he had put other people at risk.
Rodgers then added to the fire, saying he was a “victim” of a “wake up rush” who criticized him for not getting vaccinated.
Rodgers has stated that he is not ‘anti-vax’ in general, but it was not the right decision for him, adding that he believes he is ‘in the crosshairs of the crowd that has just risen’ ‘.
However, on Tuesday he tempered his tone and apologized for his “misleading” comments.
‘I know this is a difficult time for so many people dealing with COVID. Rodgers told The Pat McAfee Show, ‘Two years have been tough for a lot of people.
‘It has certainly been a time of a lot of reflection. I have time to think about many things here in my silence.
He continued: ‘I understand that people are suffering and it has been a really difficult time for so many people in the last two years.
‘I think we all know people who have lost their lives personally, people who have lost their business, their livelihood.
‘Their way of life has completely changed, and I sympathize with those things.
“And I also know how sport can be such a connector and bring people together during adversity times, and I realize that I’m a role model for a lot of people, and so I’m just that.” I do Wanted to start the show by acknowledging that I have made some comments that people might have thought were misleading.
‘For anyone feeling misled by those comments, I take full responsibility for those comments.’