{"id":1027672,"date":"2021-11-18T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T18:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1027672"},"modified":"2021-11-18T13:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T18:43:52","slug":"jets-new-starter-joe-flacco-is-unvaccinated-against-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jets-new-starter-joe-flacco-is-unvaccinated-against-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets New Starter Joe Flacco Is Unvaccinated Against Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjets-new-starter-joe-flacco-is-unvaccinated-against-coronavirus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1027672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Joe Flacco has become the Jets newest starting quarterback, and on Wednesday, Flacco announced that he is unvaccinated against the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>When reporters questioned him directly about his vaccination status, Flacco replied, \u201cI\u2019m not vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Flacco, however, believes any discussion about why he is unvaccinated would be a \u201cdistraction\u201d to the team.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI definitely have my reasons,\u201d Flacco said. \u201cHonestly, I probably like to talk about this topic more than anybody. It\u2019s one of those things that you debate with all the time. But overall I\u2019ve felt like it\u2019s more of a distraction than anything. So I feel like to kind of talk about it too much and give you all my beliefs, is more of a distraction than anything. I think the most important thing is going to play the football game.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jets&#8217; new starter Joe Flacco reveals he&#8217;s unvaccinated against COVID <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jng0wVmT83\">https:\/\/t.co\/jng0wVmT83<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FssmuQ4Kpi\">pic.twitter.com\/FssmuQ4Kpi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1461128471887941632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Flacco addressed the media while wearing a mask, in observance of NFL protocols for unvaccinated players. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers drew the ire of the sports media for giving press conferences without a mask while unvaccinated. Flacco did not address Rodgers\u2019 situation directly but said that he believes in following the rules in order to remain eligible to play.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/joe-flacco-of-the-philadelphia-eagles-warms-up-prior-to-the-preseason-picture-id1234766625\" alt=\"Joe Flacco of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the preseason game against the New England Patriots at Lincoln Financial Field on August 19,...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>PHILADELPHIA, PA \u2013 AUGUST 19: Joe Flacco #7 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the preseason game against the New England Patriots at Lincoln Financial Field on August 19, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, we all know what the rules are. So when those things happen, we\u2019ve all been told what the protocols are, and we\u2019ve all been following the protocols,\u201d Flacco said. \u201cIf you want to go out there and play the game you love, you have to do what you have to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flacco will make his first start for the Jets against Miami on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Flacco has become the Jets newest starting quarterback, and on Wednesday, Flacco announced that he is unvaccinated against the coronavirus. 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