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Rick Dennison is out. The Minnesota Vikings assistant coach has been released from his job after he refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. ESPN says Dennison is believed to be the first NFL position coach to part ways with a team after forgoing a vaccine.
Breaking: Rick Dennison is out as Vikings offensive line coach/run game coordinator after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. MIN will promote assistant OL coach Phil Rauscher to replace Dennison, hired Auburn special teams analyst Ben Steele as an assistant. https://t.co/3oOgXHsaMr
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) July 23, 2021
The NFL requires all Tier 1 staff — including coaches, front-office executives, equipment managers, and scouts — to receive the vaccine. While the vaccine is not required for players, unvaccinated players will face strict protocols during training camp and throughout the season.
Dennison’s departure comes days after the NFL announced that if it has to cancel a game this season because of an outbreak among unvaccinated players, that team will be forced to forfeit.
In May, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its guidelines to state that U.S. employers could require workers who physically enter a workplace to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The reaction from Dennison will set the pace moving forward, should other Tier 1 NFL staffers refuse the vaccine.
Not a positive story.
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Here they come. Watch out.
I hope he sues.
That can’t possibly be legal.
Lawyer Up and start a WAVE of devastation on these mf’ers…
He’s showing tremendous courage. How easy it would have been to go along with the herd. He stood up for his freedom and paid with his job; a job that is not easy to get.
He deserves all our support.
The NFL is scum.
I mean – he’s 63. He was an NFL player for 8 years and an NFL coach for 27 years, including some high profile jobs with THREE Superbowl titles along the way.
I respect him for standing up for what he believes – yet he is no martyr. He didnt need that job likes most other do.
The NE coach on the other hand – his career is severely damaged at just 36 years old.
No way that is legal. I hope he pursues legal remedy vigorously.
Smfh
Meanwhile crickets from labor unions.
Oh that’s right, they are too busy taking orders from their demoRat masters, siphoning money from their members dues to give to the rats, and more from their pensions to line their own pockets.