New COVID-19 Screening Protocols

[Mainstreet]

Yes the science is very clear. The more you test, the more players will be removed from games. The more games that are blowouts due to missing players the less the NFL piggy bank gets stuffed. Remove that pesky testing and the more money they can stuff into the piggy, science..

The guidelines are from the CDC.

 

[PlayerHater]

The guidelines are from the CDC.

Unless I missed it I don't believe the CDC said using an honor system VS testing the vaccinated is a new guideline or moving testing from weekly to random for football players who are in large groups / close contact is a good idea. All the CDC has changed is the time in quarantine from 10 to 5 days. The NFL is changing testing guidelines on it's own.

 

[Mainstreet]

Unless I missed it I don't believe the CDC said using an honor system VS testing the vaccinated is a new guideline or moving testing from weekly to random for football players who are in large groups / close contact is a good idea. All the CDC has changed is the time in quarantine from 10 to 5 days. The NFL is changing testing guidelines on it's own.

It appears the NFL and NFLPA are close to adopting CDC guidelines.

I can't speak to what you are saying.

NFL, union reduce COVID isolation time to 5 days

The NFL and the players' union have reached a deal that will cut isolation time from 10 days to five days for all players who test positive for COVID-19, according to a memo obtained by ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[PlayerHater]

Fully vaccinated players will no longer be required to test weekly.

New COVID-19 protocols to feature targeted testing of fully vaccinated players, staff

www.nfl.com

 

[RON_IN_OC]

the difference is he was tested. the NFL is not going to test asymptomatic players and as said above most players won't self report. They got embarassed by all the cases this week so they made a change so they can report less cases.

I read this morning they think the primary issues as to why so many more players than staff have it is they think lots of players got J an J so they only needed 1 shot, it's far less effective against delta and probably omicron.

The NFL is going to be a test case the problem is they're using the players, not the executives as the guinea pigs

Don't You remember? If you stop testing, it goes away.

 

[Dback Jon]

Don't You remember? If you stop testing, it goes away.

Like magic

 

[Mainstreet]

Fully vaccinated players will no longer be required to test weekly.

New COVID-19 protocols to feature targeted testing of fully vaccinated players, staff

www.nfl.com

I was only discussing the quarantine period.

The NFL may view testing differently than the NBA which seems to prefer more testing, not less.

NBA, NBPA in talks to increase COVID-19 testing among players for game and practice days

The NBA and NBPA agreed to increased testing around Thanksgiving Day, and the need to ramp up the testing appears evident entering Christmas and the New Years' holidays.

theathletic.com

 

[Cardsfaninlouky]

Does this mean that Golden will be able to play Sunday now?

 

[BurqueCardFan]

Wait... so now with an even more transmissible virus, the league is going to do LESS testing of vaxxed players? Basically, they’re going full Trump “Slow the testing down please” because they don’t want to know how much it’s actually going around the league?

You hit the nail on the head.
They don’t want Covid ruining their payday coming into playoff season. They could care less about health/safety

 

[AZCB34]

You hit the nail on the head.
They don’t want Covid ruining their payday coming into playoff season. They could care less about health/safety

Most fans could care less about player safety as well so…

 

[JohnnyCakes]

Wait... so now with an even more transmissible virus, the league is going to do LESS testing of vaxxed players? Basically, they’re going full Trump “Slow the testing down please” because they don’t want to know how much it’s actually going around the league?

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[Dan H]

So everyone out against the Colts should be back for Dallas.

Andy Lee and Rodney Hudson being back should be huge.

 

[JosiahLee]

Andy Lee and Rodney Hudson being back should be huge.

Yeah would be awesome if Lee, Hudson, Golden, and even Breeland are cleared for Sunday.