The CDC paid the NFL Alumni association $3.5 million to promote the COVID-19 vaccine, TMZ Sports has learned.
The group is a separate entity from the NFL ... though you must have played or coached in the league to be a member."The [CDC] intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to The NFL Alumni Association .
The notice continues ..."The CDC Vaccine Task Force will work directly with the NFLA to promote community-level and national COVID-19 education outreach and vaccination acceptance." The agreement with former players is interesting, because many current players and coaches are pissed about the NFL's new COVID vax rules
The league has threatened to take away players' game checks and even force forfeitures if unvaccinated players cause COVID outbreaks.
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