Jenna Laine explains to Leonard Fournette that he is not against vaccination, but would like more information. (1:18).TAMPA, Fla. -- Bruce Arians, Tampa Bay Buccaneers' coach, raised concerns Tuesday about the suggestion that his team violated league COVID-19 protocols. He suggested that the wristbands were not used to identify players who have been vaccinated."If you give me some information, make sure you know the rules before you publish it in the media. Before answering the question, Arians stated that yellow and red bands are optional. "This is for indoors. I have to read s--- that they should be fined red and yellow bands for not having them on practice. That's bull ---. You must ensure that you are reporting s ---, correctly.The three Bucs training camp days that were open for media and the public did not take place indoors. They only took place outdoors. Some players wore wristbands in them while others did not.Arians didn't specify the person he believed was criticizing his team. ProFootballTalk reported Monday, however, that some Bucs players were wearing red wristbands and other players were not wearing any wristbands.ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday on ESPN that the NFLPA and the NFL are at odds over wristbands used to identify unvaccinated players. The NFL allows clubs to allow players to wear brightly colored wristbands. This is contrary to the NFLPA's belief.Because of the differences in rules between the different groups, the league requires that all teams have a system to identify vaccinated and non-vaccinated players. Although the Bucs chose to use the wristband system, it is not required within the facility.Arians stated, "We've been following these rules for a while." "Our guys do everything they are supposed to. It just makes me mad when someone reports that we aren't.
