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With news surfacing that the NFL plans to punish teams with positive Covid tests, NFL superstars are beginning to push back. Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins appears less than thrilled with the league’s stance. So much so that he’s questioning his NFL future. And he’s not alone.
DeAndre Hopkins with a big statement on today’s news… pic.twitter.com/YSt4uG8NUe
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 22, 2021
Hopkins has since deleted his tweet, but not before the comment received more than 6,000 likes and another 4,000 retweets in less than half an hour.
Though his tweet didn’t go into detail, it’s clear Hopkins has an issue with being forced to inject something into his body or risk his team being punished. Retired quarterback Derek Anderson had no problem bashing the league’s policy:
This is total bullshit @nfl. So if a vaccinated player contracts which they will ,no consequences? That’s ridiculous. Forcing guys to get a emergency use vax that’s unproven is bullshit. Let them make their own decisions. Would retire tomorrow if I was still playing. https://t.co/NKK759gske
— Derek Anderson (@DAnderson314) July 22, 2021
Those opposing the NFL’s vaccine stance weren’t limited to the offensive side of the ball. Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon sent a tweet that left little room for interpretation:
The NFLPA Fucking sucks
— Matthew Judon (@man_dammn) July 22, 2021
Meanwhile, Rams defensive back Jalen Ramsey is standing by those teammates who choose against getting vaccinated:
I know 2 people right now who got the vaccine but are covid positive.. 🤷🏾♂️ I’m just saying. I wouldn’t look at a teammate as bad if he don’t get the vax, no pressure from 5️⃣ https://t.co/OGTbKJ1A6Z
— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) July 22, 2021
The league had no problem backing players who made the individual choice to kneel for the National Anthem. Hell, the tv broadcasts even had dedicated cameras focused on those players choosing to take a knee. Now they’re punishing players who are making an individual choice to refrain from receiving a vaccination.
With training camps opening across the league, the NFL is in the midst of a shit storm. And they’re going to need a bigger umbrella.
Yep this is the only thing that will stop it the biggest stars need to say up your fucking ass goodell and hang em up who would wanna play in this clown ass league anyways?
The fact that this “vaccine” is being pushed so hard when it clearly doesn’t even prevent COVID is concerning. Why are they so adamant we all get it? Very suspicious; this alone would make me reluctant to get one.
It’s corporate socialism. —> you push a heavy coordinated media campaign to make millions of people take a shot that they almost certainly don’t need unless you are over 75 and fat.
I got the vaccine, but it probably won’t do any good anyway. People should have the freedom to make their own choices
The league had no problem backing players who made the individual choice to kneel for the National Anthem. Hell, the tv broadcasts even had dedicated cameras focused on those players choosing to take a knee. Now they’re punishing players who are making an individual choice to refrain from receiving a vaccination.
Has nothing to do with taking a knee. Stop pandering and gaslighting for bigots and Very Fine People…..There’s only room for one Carlton Banks at Outkick. You’ll be William O’Neal 2.0
Yeah seems pretty harsh for peeps who are still on the fence about the vacs he makes a decent point
The vaccine doesn’t prevent someone from getting covid but it makes it extremely less likely that someone will have much if any symtoms because the viral load is reduced. Also reduces chances of transmitting to someone else.
Which clinical trial are you referring to… to make those assertions?
So it’s not a vaccine in that case.
Exactly, if it doesn’t provide immunity how can you call it a vaccine?
https://mobile.twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1418220487155486725
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If the Democrats and their friends in media are so concerned about the corona why don’t they have anything to say about the OPEN BORDERS hordes of people literally walking in our country who can’t speak the language and are definitely not vax’d ? They can’t make their mind up – which is it?
Every day, new evidence suggest that the Pro Sports Leagues are (non-publicly) getting compensated by ‘someone’ to STRONGLY ENCOURAGE the experimental jab.
It makes NO business sense to create these hardships on players and teams with worthless ‘Covid health and safety protocols.’ [By the way, try typing the word, ‘covid,’ lowercase. My computer and phone automatically capitalize it… WTF? They don’t even do that for the word, ‘god’!]
Who is/are the ‘someone’? Big Pharma, the Govt, China, Elites??? All of the above, perhaps via ‘shell entities’???
Go, Deandre!! And all the others with the courage to say what needs saying, and hearing…
PLEASE LISTEN & SHARE…
https://www.lifesitenews.com/video/ny-coronavirus-doctor-faith-in-sociopaths-like-fauci-a-very-foolish-choice
(one hour interview, the Doc who treated Giuliani)
Jim Crews- you can go to the CDC website or ask any doctor. From your response, guessing you haven’t talked with a doctor about the vaccine. It will likely keep you from getting covid. Most healthy people that have been vaccinated will never get covid symptoms. In fact, those that test positive for it most likely only got the test because they are required to regularly get tested for work. It is not because they were sick.
The CDC?
I trust them as much as Mengele Fauci. As far asking my doctor, those clowns are all by the book. All they know how to do is order tests and write prescriptions.
Kev
Which clinical study proves this Vaccine works?
The CDC conducted no such study – nor the FDA.
You know what also protects you? Natural immunity, especially among those who have had Covid. And the fact that many who have received the jab test positive is an indication of what we already know: there are numerous false positives with the PCR test.
You forgot to add that most healthy unvaccinated people who get Covid either don’t have symptoms or have flu like symptoms at worst. So, if you’re healthy, why would you get an experimental “vaccine”?
With a vaccine freely available to anybody who wants one, there’s no reason to be testing at all.
Are they going to be testing for the Flu and tuberculosis as well?
Correct ^
Jim Crews- numerous clinical studies were conducted. Trump had this little operation called Operation Warp Speed…maybe look that up lol. All he did was push the FDA for emergency approval following the clinical studies.
What long term studies have been done on safety? None, because it got exemptions to get rushed out on the market. They think it’s generally safe, but when you notice the VAERS reporting system has 10,000% higher reports on this vaccine than any other in history, regardless of that system’s accuracy, you see a disturbing trend that’s abnormal. That’s the entire point. The data is incomplete, and it’s also why despite all the insane political pressure putting us at greater danger, it has not been approved for children. My children won’t be lab rats to test this on, ever. If you’re good putting your children at risk it’s a free country, it’s reckless, but that’s up to you I guess. It’s all a straw man argument to begin with because this illness isn’t as deadly as they’ve portrayed. Your chance of being harmed by the the vaccine may be higher than covid if your under 60 and normal health. That’s everyone’s rightful concern. I’m shocked if you or your doctor don’t see that.
John has the right take here.