The NFL issued fines to the Inexperienced Bay Packers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers and huge receiver Allen Lazard after its evaluate discovered the group and its two gamers didn’t observe league COVID-19 protocols, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy mentioned Tuesday.
The Packers have been fined US$300,000, whereas Rodgers and Lazard have been every fined US$14,650, in response to the self-discipline schedule negotiated by the NFL and the NFL Gamers Affiliation.
The NFL decided Rodgers and Lazard every attended a Halloween social gathering regardless of being unvaccinated, a violation of protocols prohibiting unvaccinated gamers from gathering exterior of group amenities in a bunch of greater than three gamers.
The NFL mentioned whereas the group didn’t sanction the social gathering, it was conscious of the social gathering after the very fact and is being fined for failure to report the violations to the NFL and failure to self-discipline Rodgers and Lazard.
The league famous the Packers have been absolutely cooperative with the NFL’s investigation, which revealed different events wherein the Packers did not strictly implement the NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 protocols.
CNN has reached out to the Inexperienced Bay Packers for remark.
A evaluate of video from contained in the Packers’ facility confirmed a couple of remoted cases of Rodgers and Allen Lazard failing to put on a masks, however decided there was no widespread or systemic mask-wearing violations.
The NFL additionally famous the unvaccinated Rodgers ought to have been carrying a masks throughout press conferences.
The Packers have been knowledgeable by the NFL subsequent violations may lead to additional self-discipline, together with doable change of draft place or lack of draft decisions. The gamers have been additionally warned further violations may lead to future self-discipline.
The fines come as Rodgers has already confronted scrutiny after feedback he made on “The Pat McAfee Present” about his vaccination standing and being “within the crosshairs of the woke mob proper now” over his vaccination standing. He mentioned he took “full accountability” for the feedback Tuesday.
