The NFL said on Thursday it wouldn't postpone games because of coronavirus outbreaks among unvaccinated players.
vaccination rates are high in the NFLIn the memorandum on Thursday, league commissioner Roger Goodell said over 75 percent of players were at least partially vaccinated and over half of the 32 franchises had reported vaccination rates for players of above 80 percent.
That option was no longer on the table for the upcoming season, Goodell said in the memo on Thursday. The league, however, acknowledged it may have to make concession for teams that suffered a coronavirus outbreak among vaccinated players.
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