NFL Honors Players Rights On Getting Vaccinated By Making Those Rights A Double Edged Sword.

There's a saying, "I'll cut out your heart with a spoon because it will hurt more!" The NFL isn't forcing players to get vaccinated, instead set out a list of rules that hurt players and teams, more than enforcing players get vaccinated. And doing things the way they did protects them from possible lawsuits, if they did impose mandatory vaccinations.

To hurt teams, the league will be crediting losses, if games can not be played, to the team that has the outbreak. That could have major playoff implications. I am not sure if I misinterpreted this rule but If correct, both teams that miss the game get a loss.

To hurt the players, if a game is missed during the season, they don't get paid for that game. If read correctly, this only applies if the team misses a game. However. With how the NFL puts rules within rules, this might be anyone who misses even if the game is still played by the rest of the team.

There are players who either through religious or political beliefs refuse to get vaccinated. The NFL is a billion dollar business, and any changes to the schedule could have serious financial implications. The new rules on covid are ways to mandate vaccinations, while still claiming people have an option and preventing the NFLPA from going after the league in court of civil rights.1

We all know unvaccinated people can be as careful as they can be but when leaving their bubble, they have to deal with the human element. There were plenty of anti-maskers that were saying "my liberties come before your lives!" Some of the anti-vaxxers have the same mindset. And some of them play in the NFL. Since people care about money more than others, this was the best move the NFL could make.