{"id":569111,"date":"2021-06-21T10:07:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=569111"},"modified":"2021-06-21T10:07:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:07:24","slug":"nfl-wide-receiver-refuses-vaccine-wants-to-represent-other-silent-players-if-im-forced-into-retirement-so-be-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-wide-receiver-refuses-vaccine-wants-to-represent-other-silent-players-if-im-forced-into-retirement-so-be-it\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Wide Receiver Refuses Vaccine, Wants To \u2018Represent\u2019 Other Silent Players: \u2018If I\u2019m Forced Into Retirement, So Be It\u2019"},"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\">38<\/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-wide-receiver-refuses-vaccine-wants-to-represent-other-silent-players-if-im-forced-into-retirement-so-be-it%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=569111&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\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1290169578.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\" readability=\"43\">\n<p>Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, who says he has no plans to get the COVID-19 vaccination, is publicly pushing back against the two sets of protocols in the NFL for vaccinated and unvaccinated players.<\/p>\n<p>Beasley noted in a lengthy Twitter message that many other less-established players 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<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHi, I\u2019m Cole Beasley and I\u2019m not vaccinated!\u201d Beasley started the post, published Friday. \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 the post, 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. \u2026 My way of living and my values and [sic] more important to me than a dollar.\u201d<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.7157894736842\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Public Service Announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XjQicdvnKm\">pic.twitter.com\/XjQicdvnKm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cole Beasley (@Bease11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bease11\/status\/1405971914607239172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\" readability=\"40\">\n<p>In tweet posted Thursday, 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<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5238095238095\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So 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. But will anyone fight for the players or nah?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cole Beasley (@Bease11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bease11\/status\/1405607737099177994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\" readability=\"34.554744525547\">\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/bills-wide-receiver-cole-beasley-would-rather-retire-than-get-covid-vaccine\">highlighted<\/a> by the Associated Press, a new NFL policy applicable to training camp and the preseason \u201crestricts unvaccinated players while allowing vaccinated players to return to near normalcy, which made Beasley think the union was not representing all the players.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\" readability=\"41\">\n<p>\u201cUnder the new policy, vaccinated players will also no longer be required to wear masks at the team\u2019s facility or during team travel. They will have no travel restrictions, can use the sauna\/steam room and weight room without capacity limits, and can interact with vaccinated friends and family during team travel,\u201d the AP reported. \u201cUnvaccinated players will be required to tested [sic] for COVID-19 daily and must wears masks in team facilities and during travel. They will also not be allowed to use the sauna\/steam rooms, are subject to weight room capacity limits, and may not leave the team hotel to eat or interact with anyone outside of the team traveling party during travel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\" readability=\"30.297297297297\">\n<p>\u201cThe biggest issue for Beasley is the difference between the protocols for those vaccinated and those not after high-risk exposure to COVID-19,\u201d the report added. \u201cUnvaccinated players will be required to quarantine after high-risk exposure, while vaccinated players will not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<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\u00a0Protocols<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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