Joe Mixon Drags NFLPA Over Recently Released Restrictions For Unvaccinated Players

The NFL released new COVID-19 rules and guidelines on Wednesday as teams gear up for training camp next month. In that release, we learned one crucial piece of information: the league is handing fully-vaccinated teams a significant competitive advantage.

Some players, including Cincinnati Bengals starting running back Joe Mixon, aren't happy with the new rules. In fact, the former second-round pick took to Twitter soon after the new rules were released to voice his frustrations.

Check it out.

I guarantee you Mixon isn't the only player who feels this way. Many do, but it doesn't look like their frustrations -- even if they voice them publicly -- will have any impact on the way the NFL handles players and the COVID vaccine.

Unfortunately, the 24-year-old running back will probably be convinced to take the vaccine at some point before training camp gets underway. The freedoms and return to normalcy for those who have gotten vaccinated will push players who haven't to do so too. Is that right? No, but it's the unfortunate reality right now.

I will be curious to see if there are any who stay committed and never get the vaccine.

What do you think? Is the NFL overstepping its bounds here?

Wouldn't be the first time.

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