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Combine Boycott - bfine32 - 02-21-2022
I hope they get something worked out:
https://nypost.com/2022/02/21/agents-organize-nfl-draft-combine-boycott-over-covid-19-bubble/
Quote:Over 150 NFL Draft prospects may boycott the league’s upcoming scouting combine due to its COVID-19 policies. Agents representing these players are encouraging their clients not to participate in all testing, on-field workouts and interviews at the Indianapolis event if the proposed combine has bubble restrictions, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
RE: Combine Boycott - ochocincos - 02-21-2022
(02-21-2022, 02:29 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I hope they get something worked out:
https://nypost.com/2022/02/21/agents-organize-nfl-draft-combine-boycott-over-covid-19-bubble/
I'm having a hard time understanding why there would be so much backlash for those COVID restrictions.
Quote:The NFL announced that it planned on confining players to a bubble to avoid canceling the event, which is slated to take place between March 1-7, for a second straight year.
These bubble restrictions only allow players to bring one “medical support person,” who must be fully vaccinated and require players to remain within the combine’s venue for the duration of the event. If players are caught not following these rules, they will be forced to leave the combine.
Reportedly, the limitations placed on coaches and trainers is the main policy these prospects want overturned.
It doesn't sound very restrictive to me, but perhaps I don't understand why a player would need to bring more than "one medical support person" to the Combine.