The NFL Warns Teams Will Forfeit Games And Players Won't Be Paid In COVID Outbreaks
In a memo sent to all 32 teams, the league announced that if games are canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks among unvaccinated players, the season won't be extended for rescheduled games.
In a major escalation of pressure on NFL teams to vaccinate as many players as possible before the start of this fall's season, the NFL says that teams will forfeit and be slapped with a loss if a game is cancelled because of a COVID-19 outbreak among their unvaccinated players — and neither team's players will be paid.
The new policy, which could potentially affect playoff by Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
