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COVID-19 protocol
[edit]As the COVID-19 pandemic escalated through 2020, the NFLPA's board of player representatives voted unanimously to recommend that the NFL play no preseason games ahead of the 2020 NFL season.[1] In July 2020, the NFL agreed to cancel the 2020 preseason.[2] In September 2020 the NFLPA and the NFL agreed to a set of COVID-19 protocols for the 2020 season,[3] including screening and testing requirements for players and staff, gameday and travel requirements, halting of international games, systems for reporting and quarantining following positive tests, and other changes.[4][5] These new protocols resulted in the playing of some games with either a reduced in-stadium crowd or no crowd at all, and the postponement and rescheduling of multiple games due to positive COVID-19 tests among players and staff. However, all 256 regular-season games were able to be played with no cancellations.[6]
The infection control system formed by the NFLPA and NFL produced an average league positivity rate of 0.076% across the 2020 season. This figure was low compared to the U.S. average positivity rate of 6.8% during the samed time period.[7] Findings from the season were put into a paper published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[8] that documented the NFLPA and NFL medical experts' methods for mitigating risk in potential COVID-19 exposure situations.[9]
In August 2021 the NFLPA and NFL agreed to updated protocols for the 2021 NFL season, including weekly COVID-19 testing for all fully-vaccinated players and staff -- an increase from the prior biweekly testing requirement.[10] Players were given the choice of obtaining a second weekly test, and players living with people at high risk were able to elect to be tested daily. Mask rules were also updated for the 2021 season, requiring staff to wear masks when interacting with players indoors. Additionally, unvaccinated players were no longer required to wear masks outdoors.[11]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Graziano, Dan (3 July 2020). "Source: NFLPA board votes to recommend canceling all preseason games this year". ESPN. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Report: NFL Scraps 2020 Preseason Amid COVID-19 Pandemic". Sports Illustrated. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 Protocols for the 2020 Regular Season". NFL.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "NFL, NFLPA Reach Agreement on COVID-19 Adjustments". NBC Sports. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Shook, Nick (24 July 2020). "NFL, NFLPA reach agreement on COVID-19 adjustments to CBA". NFL.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Kilgore, Adam (3 January 2021). "After 256 games and a few close calls, the NFL's pandemic regular season comes to an end". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Seifert, Kevin (12 February 2021). "How the NFL navigated COVID-19 this season: 959,860 tests, $100 million and zero cancellations". ESPN. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Mack CD, Wasserman EB, Perrine CG (25 January 2021). "Implementation and Evolution of Mitigation Measures, Testing, and Contact Tracing in the National Football League". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep: 130–135. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7004e2. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Maske, Mark (25 January 2021). "NFL teams with CDC on paper explaining what it learned about containing the coronavirus". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Report: NFL, NFLPA agree on revised COVID-19 protocols". NBC Sports. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Seifert, Kevin (30 August 2021). "NFLPA accepts NFL proposal to increase COVID-19 testing among players who are fully vaccinated". ESPN. Retrieved 29 October 2021.