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NFL suspends all COVID protocols, cites ‘encouraging trends’
By Barry Wilner The NFL has suspended all aspects of its COVID-19 protocols, citing recent trends showing that the spread of the coronavirus is declining....
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NFL ends daily COVID-19 testing for all players
The NFL is curtailing daily testing of all players, vaccinated or unvaccinated, for COVID-19. In a memo sent to the 32 clubs and obtained by...
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NFL’s 2nd season of COVID just as trying as 1st, maybe more
By Schuyler Dixon The NFL worked around COVID-19 with pauses and postponements during a 2020 season that figured to be the worst in dealing with...
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NFL teams taking extra precautions beyond COVID-19 protocols
By Rob Maaddi NFL coaches are taking precautions beyond the league’s COVID-19 protocols to help ensure players are available for games. Several teams are separating...
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NFL reduces testing for asymptomatic vaccinated players
By Rob Maaddi Only unvaccinated players and those experiencing possible symptoms of COVID-19 will be tested, starting Sunday, under the NFL’s revised protocols. Also, higher...
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Rodgers, Packers issues cloud NFL COVID-19 numbers progress
By Barry Wilner NEW YORK (AP) — When the reigning league MVP and several other key players enter the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols, it clouds the...
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NFL, NFLPA agree to COVID-19 protocols for regular season – NFL.com
The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to COVID-19 protocols for the 2021 regular season, which include weekly testing for fully vaccinated players and...
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Edmonton Elks release veteran OL Jacob Ruby for breach of COVID protocols
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have released national offensive lineman Jacob Ruby, due to a breach of COVID protocols. Ruby’s release was announced Tuesday by...
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Bruce Arians says Buccaneers will implement own COVID-19 rules for road trips
The NFL-NFL Players Association COVID-19 protocols for the 2021 season are a little more relaxed than they were a season ago, but Bruce Arians isn’t...
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NFL notifies teams of updated preseason COVID-19 protocols, including fines for refusing a virus test, to wear a tracker
With NFL training camps beginning in full force this week, the league sent clubs updated camp and preseason COVID-19 protocols Tuesday night, notably including discipline...
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Rapid COVID-19 testing key to CFL’s return-to-play protocols
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League is working with Health Canada to make rapid testing a key part of its health and safety protocols as...
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NFL, NFLPA agree to updated COVID-19 protocols for training camp, preseason
By Grant Gordon With mandatory minicamps coming to a close around the NFL, the league and the NFL Players Association have come to an agreement...
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NFL updates COVID-19 protocols: Vaccinated players largely returning to pre-pandemic normal at work
By Judy Battista The NFL has announced sweeping changes to its protocols for players who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which largely allow vaccinated...
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Analysis: NFL hopes for normality in 2021, starting at draft
By Barry Wilner Maybe the lack of competitiveness in the Super Bowl was a good sign for the NFL. After a year in which the...
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Chiefs, Bucs ride (mostly) COVID-clear season to Super Bowl
By Dave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had a pretty good idea what kind of COVID-19 protocols they would have...
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All NFL teams to enter intensive COVID-19 protocol Saturday
By Rob Maaddi The NFL is placing all teams in intensive protocol starting Saturday to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 as the number of cases...
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Pandemic limiting what NFL players can do on their off weeks
By Steve Megargee GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers teammates won’t get a chance to celebrate their fast start...
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Virus-proofing NFL facilities is a tall, masked task
By Dave Campbell Like a defense stiffening at the goal line late in the game, the NFL has implemented a wide array of health protocols...
