{"id":1172742,"date":"2021-12-30T13:20:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T18:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1172742"},"modified":"2021-12-30T13:20:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T18:20:12","slug":"buffalo-bills-player-not-backing-down-from-vax-stance-mocks-nfl-covid-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buffalo-bills-player-not-backing-down-from-vax-stance-mocks-nfl-covid-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills Player Not Backing Down From Vax Stance, Mocks NFL COVID Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fbuffalo-bills-player-not-backing-down-from-vax-stance-mocks-nfl-covid-rules%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=1172742&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>Despite reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nfl-player-has-reportedly-received-more-than-100k-in-covid-related-fines\">racking up<\/a> some $100,000 in fines for allegedly refusing to comply with protocols set only for unvaccinated players, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley is not backing down from voicing his opinion about the league\u2019s rules \u2014 or the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Beasley, who is unvaccinated, took to Instagram to underscore the inconsistency of NFL COVID-19 rules while notifying fans he\u2019d be restricted from playing in an upcoming game because he tested positive for the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust to be clear, COVID is not keeping me out of this game. The rules are,\u201d the athlete posted. \u201cVaxxed players are playing with COVID every week now because they don\u2019t test. One of my vaxxed teammates in the hospital missing games. I\u2019m sure he didn\u2019t get this same energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for those who support,\u201d he added. \u201cFor everyone else, if you don\u2019t get what\u2019s happening then there is nothing anybody can do for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beasley even commented on a Rochester-based Instagram account that used a meme to mock him. The meme said fellow Buffalo Bills players would have to \u201cmentally prepare\u201d to hear Beasley not \u201c[shut the f*** up] about how it [COVID] \u2018isn\u2019t even that bad.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do I need to tell them for? Everyone in the locker room has already had it. Lol,\u201d Beasley mocked back in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to others, the wide receiver noted that vaccinated people can still transmit the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow is me being vaccinated gonna help anyone else? Congratulations sir. You saved yourself. You still can get it and pass it to other people. How are you any different than me?\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CYCm80QuGCH\/\">told<\/a> one Instagram user.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t think anyone understands how vaccines work. A vaxxed teammate got it twice before I got it once,\u201d Beasley said in another reply. \u201cCovid isn\u2019t going anywhere. It\u2019s something we are gonna have to learn to live with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not telling you what to do with your life so don\u2019t tell me what to do,\u201d he added. \u201cThanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-323871\" class=\"wp-image-323871 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-11.40.57-AM-883x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"883\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-11.40.57-AM-883x576.png 883w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-11.40.57-AM-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-11.40.57-AM-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-11.40.57-AM-1536x1002.png 1536w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-30-at-11.40.57-AM-2048x1336.png 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-323871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Instagram: The InnerLoop Blog<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Back in June, Beasley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nfl-wide-receiver-refuses-vaccine-wants-to-represent-other-silent-players-if-im-forced-into-retirement-so-be-it\">said<\/a> he would not be vaccinated against COVID-19 and noted that many other less-established players in the NFL feel the same way he does, but do not feel they are in a position to make a public challenge. \u201cI feel for you, and I hope I\u2019m doing my part to represent you guys,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi, I\u2019m Cole Beasley and I\u2019m not vaccinated!\u201d Beasley started the post. \u201cI will be outside doing what I do. I\u2019ll be in the public. If [you\u2019re] scared of me then steer clear, or get vaccinated. Point. Blank. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI may die of covid, but I\u2019d rather die actually living,\u201d he continued, adding, \u201cI\u2019d rather take my chances with Covid and build up my immunity that way. Eat better. Drink water. Exercise and do what I think is necessary to be a healthy individual. That is MY CHOICE based on MY experiences and what I think is best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll play for free this year to live life how I\u2019ve lived it from day one,\u201d Beasley said. \u201cIf I\u2019m forced into retirement, so be it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy way of living and my values and [sic] more important to me than a dollar,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of other NFL players hold my position as well, but aren\u2019t in the right place in their careers to be so outspoken,\u201d the 32-year-old closed the post. \u201cI feel for you, and I hope I\u2019m doing my part to represent you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up tweet, Beasley said he understood \u201ccompletely\u201d the NFL\u2019s move to have players vaccinated but stood his ground on his decision to bypass the jab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo what are we really talking about? I understand completely why the NFL is doing this. It gives them back the freedom to make the most money as possible again if everyone is vaccinated,\u201d he wrote. \u201cBut will anyone fight for the players or nah?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nfl-wide-receiver-refuses-vaccine-wants-to-represent-other-silent-players-if-im-forced-into-retirement-so-be-it\">NFL Wide Receiver Refuses Vaccine, Wants To \u2018Represent\u2019 Other Silent Players: \u2018If I\u2019m Forced Into Retirement, So Be&nbsp;It\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-crazy-nfl-players-sound-off-on-leagues-vaccine-protocols\">\u2018This Is Crazy\u2019: NFL Players Sound Off On League\u2019s Vaccine&nbsp;Protocols<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nfl-player-has-reportedly-received-more-than-100k-in-covid-related-fines\">NFL Player Has Reportedly Received About $100K In Covid-Related&nbsp;Fines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite reportedly racking up some $100,000 in fines for allegedly refusing to comply with protocols set only for unvaccinated players, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley is not backing down from voicing his opinion about the league\u2019s rules \u2014 or the vaccine. Last week, Beasley, who is unvaccinated, took to Instagram to underscore the inconsistency &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1172742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1172742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}