As six more Colts were placed on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, GreggDoyelStar address the elephant in the room: What if unvaccinated quarterback Carson Wentz tests positive?
Being here in this hospital, where every room is full because omicron is rampaging, where doctors and nurses are talking about the looming post-holiday surge that will bring the medical system to its knees, fuels the anger I have for our response to COVID.
A virus can survive this long only if it finds a weak host, and the coronavirus continues to kick our collective ass because it has found a soft spot among society: The unvaccinated, the unmasked, the uncaring. Every country has them, every state, every city.Don't blame coach Frank Reich or GM Chris Ballard or owner Jim Irsay for the Colts having one of the least-vaccinated locker rooms in the NFL. They've tried. They're still trying.
"From the beginning of this pandemic," Reich was telling me Monday,"we've made it clear we believe the best course of action is to be fully vaccinated. However, we also live in a country where freedom of choice is highly espoused and therefore feel it is important that we respect the individual choice of players on the issue of vaccination."and the NFL's reaction to the surge,“For me, nothing has changed," he said.
“I’m a bounce-off guy, just wanting to see more, want to learn more, want to get more educated about it,""Just got to think about it. I don’t want to rush into it. I got to see everything. I’m listening to all of the vaccinated guys here. I’m not like you see on social media. I’m not pro-vax. I’m not anti-vax.I got to learn…
Leonard was put on the COVID list Saturday morning, meaning he’d miss two games – unvaccinated players must sit out 10 days after a positive test – and the first game was Saturday night at Arizona. Here’s one thing Leonard learned:Darius loves him some Darius – most pro athletes have that confidence gene, but some hide it better than No.
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