The NFL has informed teams they could potentially forfeit a game because of a COVID-19 outbreak among nonvaccinated players, and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid that weekNFL teams that experience a COVID-19 outbreak among nonvaccinated players could forfeit regular-season games, with players on both teams not getting paid. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell warned the 32 teams Thursday in a memo obtained by The Associated Press that no games would be rescheduled under such circumstances. The league and the NFL Players Association, however, are strongly urging team employees and players to do so. Last year, in the height of the pandemic, the NFL completed its season, the playoffs and Super Bowl on time. Teams have appropriate protocols set up for staffers who have not been vaccinated, consistent with the guidance given last April.

Source: ABC News July 22, 2021 18:22 UTC