{"id":1356943,"date":"2022-03-03T13:51:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T18:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1356943"},"modified":"2022-03-03T13:52:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T18:52:43","slug":"nfl-lifts-all-covid-restrictions-after-using-them-to-harass-aaron-rodgers-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-lifts-all-covid-restrictions-after-using-them-to-harass-aaron-rodgers-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Lifts All Covid Restrictions After Using Them To Harass Aaron Rodgers And Others"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fnfl-lifts-all-covid-restrictions-after-using-them-to-harass-aaron-rodgers-and-others%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=1356943&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4813598841_e1441c8958_k-e1646331478442.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The National Football League (NFL) announced Thursday players and staff would no longer be required to follow dystopian procedures implemented to track and isolate the novel Wuhan coronavirus. <\/p>\n<p>In a memo sent to all 32 teams, the league said it came to an agreement with the NFL Players Association to \u201csuspend all aspects of the joint COVID-19 Protocols, effective immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould there be a reason to impose aspects of the Protocols or to take other measures, we will work closely with clubs, the NFLPA and our respective experts, and local, state and federal public health officials to continue to safeguard the health of the NFL community,\u201d the league added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"Go3QHWCC4hFea2EExLpkwqJIX6jo77fbRSc9aZ0vVsY3yMzDKOP0uAWQiDiebTmrntqBgl\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the memo that just went to clubs on the NFL and NFLPA suspending all COVID-19 protocols. No more masks, tracking devices, mandatory surveillance testing or capacity limits, unless required by state and local law. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TIdvfCWr9m\">pic.twitter.com\/TIdvfCWr9m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1499431948946657283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The drop of procedures comes as U.S. cases and hospitalizations plummet from their fifth wave peak of more than 1.4 million new cases a day and a seven-day average of more than 150,000 hospitalizations in January. The U.S. reported just more than 58,000 new cases and a daily average of just more than 8,700 in ICUs on March 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/us\/covid-cases.html\">according<\/a> to The New York Times, as the nation finally transitions into a state living with the virus as opposed to trying to eliminate the airborne pathogen.<\/p>\n<p>Players who didn\u2019t follow the Covid regimen prescribed by government officials found themselves mired in faux scandal. Last fall, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tested positive for the coronavirus after he remained unvaccinated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/11\/08\/lying-media-blitz-aaron-rodgers-for-spouting-misinformation-to-a-big-audience\/\">ire<\/a> of left-wing football fans.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile fans, including prominent politicians ordering citizens to adhere to mask mandates, had already dropped compliance with mass Covid protocols. Last month, thousands of fans <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/02\/14\/elites-party-maskless-at-super-bowl-on-sunday-kids-suffer-mask-mandates-at-california-schools-on-monday\/\">packed<\/a> California\u2019s SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for the Super Bowl, skirting mask rules despite local mandates still in place. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"vGMOxoaiHubhwtrisFrEBDl6ypLX5VKmjQ42TSCNJnI7aR2nzmk0tqFGYx3NYe83h1RgZXe8jUf5pfwDMLd4PQc9do\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the video of every celebrity without a mask during the Super Bowl. But every kid in California will have to be wearing them tomorrow in school. They must all be holding their breaths the entire game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dc9yVd7RPf\">pic.twitter.com\/Dc9yVd7RPf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1493028002007035916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>L.A.\u2019s Democrat Mayor Eric Garcetti was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/14\/la-mayor-eric-garcetti-celebs-called-out-for-maskless-super-bowl\/\">among them<\/a> even after catching flak for flouting his city\u2019s mask mandate at the same stadium days earlier in a picture with former Lakers legend Magic Johnson. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Garcetti <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/02\/03\/los-angeles-mayor-garcetti-maskless-photo-00005284\">excused<\/a> himself for the infraction, claiming he was \u201cholding his breath,\u201d before he was caught maskless again at the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Football League (NFL) announced Thursday players and staff would no longer be required to follow dystopian procedures implemented to track and isolate the novel Wuhan coronavirus. 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