Green Bay Packers star QB Aaron Rodgers will miss Sunday's road game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to Covid-19 protocols, the team's head coach Matt LaFleur announced on Wednesday.
LaFleur wouldn't confirm if Rodgers tested positive for the virus or his vaccination status. While meeting the media, LaFleur would only say that last season's league MVP was in Covid-19 protocols."We don't say who tests positive or what not. That's what the league wants," LaFleur said.Per agreed-upon NFL-NFLPA policy, clubs are not permitted to comment on a player's medical status other than referring to roster status.
Per NFL health and safety protocols, vaccinated players that test positive and remain asymptomatic are eligible to return after testing negative twice in a 24-hour span. Unvaccinated players are required to quarantine for 10 days and then test negative in order to return.In August, the reigning MVP was asked if he had received the Covid-19 vaccine. Rodgers said he had been"immunized.
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