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Paul Kasabian is featured Columnist II January 21, 2022.
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The eight remaining teams in the playoffs were sent a memo by the league regarding changes to the testing process for the remainder of the playoffs, and they include scrapping testing unvaccinated players on a daily basis.
Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network gave information about the agreement between the league and the union.
According to sources, the NFL sent a memo to the rest of the playoff clubs that will eliminate the distinction between vaccine and unvaccinated players, who will no longer be subject to daily testing.
The change is based on information gathered over the past month on the Omicron variant. All players and tiered staff will be subject to targeted testing.
There are no problems with the new five-day return rule and the Omicron wave is receding. They are not seeing unvaccinated people getting sick longer. All sides are comfortable with this shift.
As of yet, only a dozen unvaccinated players on playoff teams have not had Covid.
This change affects a small number of people. Sick people still get tested. People who are healthy don't.
Changes to the COVID policy were agreed to by the NFL and the NFLPA on December 28. The isolation period was cut from 10 to five days after a positive test, regardless of vaccination status.
If a player is free of symptoms for at least 24 hours, they can "test out" of the disease.
There were new positive tests for players from December 26 to January 8.
The Chief Medical Officer of the National Football League told Judy Battista of the NFL Network that there are a number of factors behind the decrease in COVID-19 cases around the league.
Sharp Football Analysis stated that only 43 players were on the reserve list entering the final week of the regular season. There are no starting players on the current playoff roster.
The TennesseeTitans will play the CincinnatiBengals at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in the first round of the playoffs. Time.
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