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The NFL and in particular the Buffalo Bills played a major part in the vax hard psyop
Damar Hamlin's first year was 2021.
Summer of Vax Mandates push
Inside the Bills: With one of NFL's lowest vaccination rates, Bills walking a tight rope
Jay Skurski Aug 26, 2021 Updated Sep 16, 2021
The Buffalo Bills’ efforts to educate their players on the benefits of receiving a Covid-19 vaccine have been “non-stop,” coach Sean McDermott said Thursday.
"There's not much room in our day left to do anything else other than educate on that and football," he said. "I can tell you've we've done our part in educating.”
To this point, however, those efforts have failed at a rate that is among the highest in the NFL.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that 92.7% of all NFL players have at least started the vaccination process, and all but four teams have a vaccination rate of at least 89%. Based on General Manager Brandon Beane’s admission Tuesday that the Bills are hovering around an 80% vaccination rate, we know his team is among those four. It’s entirely possible the Bills have the lowest vaccination rate in the NFL
, and that could drop even more once the 53-man roster is set next week.
This is about when a certain segment of Bills Mafia starts to scream “stick to football!” Here’s the thing, though – this is about football.
The Bills got a taste this week of what can happen when that many players are unvaccinated. Wide receivers Cole Beasley and Gabriel Davis are away from the team – missing the last three practices –because they are unvaccinated and came into close contact with a team trainer who, despite being fully vaccinated, tested positive for Covid-19. So, too, are defensive tackles Star Lotulelei and Vernon Butler Jr. for the same reason.
Covid-19 and its impact on the team is a story that isn’t going away, no matter how much all parties involved – players, coaches, fans and media – long for that to be the case. The latest development came Thursday when wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie shared on Twitter a picture of a letter from the NFL notifying him of a $14,650 fine for failing to wear a mask.
According to the letter, McKenzie's violations came at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday when he walked through the team's indoor fieldhouse into the training room and again at 4:35 p.m. when he did not have a mask on in the meeting area of the weight room while gathered near other players.
"Your refusal to wear a mask occurred after you were informed that it was required for unvaccinated players as set forth in your 2021 club discipline schedule and as reiterated by signage throughout the club facility stating that unvaccinated players may be subject to fines/discipline for failing to wear a mask," the letter read.
McKenzie was previously warned by the NFL about not wearing a mask in a letter dated July 27.
"For players who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19, like you, your conduct is expressly prohibited by the protocols," the letter reads. "Again, your conduct potentially compromised not only your safety, but also the safety of others, as well as the league's ability to ensure that your club's training camp is conducted in a safe manner."
McKenzie's letter notes the violation occurred after a league staff member gave a presentation to the Bills regarding the Covid protocols agreed to by the league and the NFL Players Association.
Yes, you read that right. McKenzie broke Covid protocols in front of a league staffer … right after gave a presentation specifically designed to inform players of those protocols – and the penalties involved for breaking them.
Sadly, that’s not the only “SMH” moment to come from Thursday. Perhaps not surprisingly, Beasley shared that he, too, had been fined by the league for a masking violation. Imagine that!
The NFL’s poster child for vaccine hesitancy quote-tweeted McKenzie's photo showing his fine letter to say "don't worry they got me too. But I was wearing a mask when I was in close contact with fully vaxxed trainer who tested positive and still got sent home. So what's the point of the mask anyways? Meanwhile I'm here still testing negative and can't come back. Make it make sense."
>The NFL’s poster child for vaccine hesitancy quote-tweeted McKenzie's photo
Beasley, who said at the start of training camp he would be giving up posting to social media, went back on his word in a big way Thursday. His latest Twitter tirade included admitting that he was not wearing a mask for about “five steps” – as if that matters – when he entered the facility Tuesday.
He continued with his usual takes – that’s he’s not pro- or anti-vaccine, but rather favors individual choice – and also reiterated his line of complaints about the rules put in place for unvaccinated players – rules that were agreed to by the union of which he is a member.
McKenzie and Beasley would be subject to increased discipline from the NFL for further violations, which could include a maximum fine of one-week's salary and a four-game unpaid suspension. The league has fined 25 players for refusing to wear a mask or tracking device since the start of training camp, the NFL Network reported.
“It's unfortunate when players get fined,” McDermott said. “That being said, these rules have been agreed upon and in place and well communicated for some time. So, it's important for us that we focus on A. being safe and healthy. That's No. 1 and that's always been No. 1. Then No. 2 is doing our best to stay focused on the goal and purpose of why we're here, which is to win football games.”
Beasleyhelps the Bills do that – when he’s on the field. The receiver was asked if he intended to retire, as he had threatened in the spring.
"I'm gonna exhaust all options before retiring and try to change as much as I can for the other unvaccinated players,"he wrote in response. "They are not protected at all. They have to protect themselves from the vaccinated players and staff. Which is almost impossible since they’re tested 1/14 days."
That line of thinking – if you want to call it that – shows the challenge McDermott faces. As the coach addressed the issue before Thursday’s practice inside Highmark Stadium, it was hard not to go back to what Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said this week.
“Everyone has a right to make their own decisions regarding their health and their body. I believe in that completely – until your decisions as to yourself impacts negatively many others,” Jones said in an interview with Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan. “Then the common good takes over. And I’m arm-waving here, but that has everything to do with the way I look at our team, the Cowboys, or the way I look at our society. We have got to check ‘I’ at the door and go forward with ‘we.’ ”
There are a good number of ‘I’ players on the Bills’ roster right now. Beasley is the most notable, but he’s not the only one. Davis, Lotulelei and Butler are three more. So, too, are linebackers Matt Milano and A.J. Klein, who were sent home Tuesday as a precaution before ultimately being deemed not to have had close contact with the trainer and thus being allowed to return to practice the following day. Given that vaccinated players are not required to quarantine provided they test negative for Covid, it’s clear Milano and Klein are not, or they wouldn’t have been sent home.
“Our performance is judged off of wins and losses or how well a person does 'X' or 'Y' and some of that is dependent upon other members of the team,” McDermott said. “That's why this is a team game. Being able to count on people is important, so when you're going through a week if this were a real week and having the players out that we've had, that makes it harder to win games that way. That's the competitive piece of this.”
At what point, McDermott was asked Thursday, does this stop being about “individual freedom” or “personal choice” or any other explanations offered by non-vaccinated players, and start being about the good of the team – from a competitive standpoint as well as a health-and-safety standpoint (to say nothing of the greater good to society)?
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“Listen, there's plenty of evidence in my opinion on why you should get vaccinated,” the coach said. “That's what I did. That's my own personal beliefs. Everyone has their own beliefs, and I respect those. But my opinion, my beliefs, there's plenty of evidence to get vaccinated.”
It’s not as if the roster lacks personal experience. Tight end Tommy Sweeney missed all of the 2020 season afterdeveloping a heart condition, myocarditis, after a positive Covid-19 test. More recently, franchise left tackle Dion Dawkins was hospitalized four days at the start of training camp while battling the virus. His condition was so bad at one point, Dawkins said he became worried he would never leave the hospital.
If that’s not enough to convince players to get vaccinated, nothing seems like it will be. That includes the FDA giving full approval to the Pfizer vaccine. McDermott said although he’s heard some “encouraging conversations” regarding his unvaccinated players potentially getting vaccinated, he does not believe that the numbers have ultimately gone up.
“It is tough. It’s frustrating. It’s challenging – however you want to say it,” McDermott said. “I can’t make the decision for them.”
Yes, it’s “only” the preseason, but with the way the Delta variant is spreading, it’s not hard to imagine this situation coming up again when the games start to count. The Bills, as currently constructed, are at a competitive disadvantage. If Beasley, Davis and McKenzie come into contact with another Covid-positive person in the week leading up to the season opener against the Steelers, that’s three of the team’s projected top five receivers who will have to go through the NFL’s five-day, re-entry process – even if they test negative for Covid.
“Some people are in a better position potentially than we are at this point, just looking on the surface at the numbers,” McDermott conceded. “That being said, you got to go back to the personal decisions on this thing. And I respect our players' positions. In my personal opinion, it's right to get vaccinated.”
The effort to convince his players of that has been“absolutely non-stop,” McDermott said.
One thing the Bills won’t do, McDermott said Thursday, is factor in vaccination status when determining who makes the final roster.
Beanestepped in it earlier this offseason when replying to a hypothetical questionabout whether he would cut an unvaccinated player to reach a thresholdthat loosened Covid protocols, saying he would. That led to a wrist slapping by the NFL.
>The latest development came Thursday when wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie shared on Twitter a picture of a letter from the NFL notifying him of a $14,650 fine for failing to wear a mask.
NFL Forced Vax
Isaiah McKenzie Gets COVID-19 Vaccine After Being Fined by NFL for Mask Violation
Mike Chiari August 28, 2021
Buffalo Bills wide receiver and return man Isaiah McKenzie received a COVID-19 vaccination Saturday, just days after getting fined by the NFL for not wearing a mask at the team facility.
McKenzie posted a photo of himself on his Instagram story holding up a vaccination card along with the caption "For the greater good."
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>The NFL and in particular the Buffalo Bills played a major part in the vax hard psyop
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September 23, 2021
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Dion Dawkins nearly vaxxed a bit too hard
NFL Vax mandate push and coercion from his coach to get the Shot nearly killed him
Bills’ Dion Dawkins recalls scary COVID-19 bout: ‘I don’t know if I’m going to make this’
By Ryan Dunleavy
August 19, 2021
Dion Dawkins is back on the football field not long after he was uncertain if he was going tolive or die.
The always-animated Buffalo Bills left tackle revealed earlier this week thathe contracted COVID-19 in July after receiving his two vaccination doses but before the two-week period after the second shot to be considered fully vaccinated.
“I didn’t know that my mind could get to the low that it could get to,” Dawkins told reporters. “I was extremely emotional. I didn’t even think that I was that emotional. I don’t want to scare anybody but there were moments that I was like, ‘I don’t know if I’m going to make this.’ I was down bad, where I could barely move and I was hurting.”
The symptomatic Dawkins spent four days in the hospital and lost 15 pounds.
“If there’s a checklist for it, it was everything,” Dawkins said. “It was shortness of breath, it was the hot and cold, it was the cough, it was the dehydration.”
More than 90 percent of players across the league have received at least one shot. But the Bills are the NFL’s most polarizing team when it comes to vaccination status.
https://nypost.com/2021/08/19/buffalo-bills-dion-dawkins-describes-scary-covid-19-bout/
Fucking Forcing the jab on their fans
Published September 14, 2021
Buffalo Bills become fourth NFL team with vaccine mandate for fans
Fresh off a home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers to open the 2021 NFL season, the Buffalo Bills head to South Beach to take on the Miami Dolphins next week.
Once they return home for Week 3 against the Washington Football Team, fans planning on attending games at Highmark Stadium in Western New York will be required to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccine.
In heeding the new Erie County Department of Health’s directive, fans 12 and older will have to provide proof that they have received at least one shot of the vaccine up until October 31. After that, only fully-vaccinated (two doses) fans 12 and older will be allowed in the stadium. The Buffalo Bills did announce that those under the age of 12 don’t have to be vaccinated, but will be required to wear masks. All vaccinated individuals won’t have to mask up.
Here’s the full press release.
>Fucking Forcing the jab on their fans
Annnnd their fan's kids
https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2021/12/fans-age-5-and-older-required-to-show-proof-of-vaccination-at-buffalo-bills-stadium-keybank-center.html
Fans age 5 and older required to show proof of vaccination at Buffalo Bills stadium, KeyBank Center
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021, 12:29 p.m.|Published: Dec. 22, 2021, 12:28 p.m.
All fans ages 5 and older now must show proof of Covid vaccination to attend Buffalo Bills games, the team announced Wednesday.
“In accordance with the New York State Mandate, the Buffalo Bills and Highmark Stadium are updating its vaccination policy. Beginning immediately, all guests 5-11 will be required to present proof of at least the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine for entry into all events, concerts, and Bills games,” the Bills said in a statement.
The Bills previously required proof of vaccination for fans 12 and older, but are now expanding it as children ages 5-11 have been eligible for Pfizer’s low-dose vaccination since last month. Children under 5 can attend but must wear masks.
A negative Covid-19 test will not be accepted to gain entrance to the stadium; only vaccinated fans will be allowed. Proof of vaccination can be provided with a physical vaccination card (photos will not be accepted), NYS Excelsior Pass, Clear Digital Vaccine Card, or government digital vaccine proof from outside NYS.
No refunds will be offered for tickets purchased by unvaccinated fans. Ticketholders who are unable or refuse to show proof of vaccination can transfer, resell or donate their tickets.
The Buffalo News reports the nearby Keybank Center is also requiring fans ages 5 and older to show proof of at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose to attend concerts and sporting events, including Buffalo Sabres and Bandits games. The new policy is effective immediately.
>>Fucking Forcing the jab on their fans
>Annnnd their fan's kids
>Isaiah McKenzie Gets COVID-19 Vaccine After Being Fined by NFL
Isaiah McKenzie
@_IsaiahMcKenzie
They got me!== @NFL
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The jab psyop was relentless
<Non Anti-Vaxxer keels over and nearly dies suddenly during MNF after being coerced into taking the covid jab
Anti-Vaxxer Cole Beasley Defends Bills Teammate After Violating COVID Protocols
By Pat Pickens On 8/26/21 at 2:52 PM EDT
The Buffalo Bills' Cole Beasley, who has come out against getting the COVID vaccine, recently tweeted about the COVID-19 vaccine and a fine his teammate incurred for violating NFL protocols.
The Bills receiver rushed to the aid of teammate Isaiah McKenzie on Thursday after McKenzie posted a letter from the NFL informing him he'd been fined for violating coronavirus protocols.
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>>18065053, >>18065093 The NFL and in particular the Buffalo Bills played a major part in the vax hard psyop
>>18065102 Tight end Tommy Sweeney missed all of the 2020 season after developing a heart condition,myocarditis, after a positive Covid-19 test.
>>18065115 NFL Forced Vax. Isaiah McKenzie Gets COVID-19 Vaccine After Being Fined by NFL for Mask Violation
>>18065209 @_IsaiahMcKenzie: @NFL you win!
>>18065126 Governor Hochul Announces Partnership with New York's Professional Football Teams to Support Vaccinating New Yorkers
>>18065145 Dion Dawkins nearly vaxxed a bit too hard. NFL Vax mandate push and coercion from his coach to get the Shot nearly killed him
>>18065162 Fucking Forcing the jab on their fans
>>18065170 Annnnd their fan's kids
>>18065228 Every word spoken about the danger of being vaccinated just hit every American in the head like a shovel last night
>>18064942, >>18064990 NEW - Former NFL player Uche Nwaneri dies suddenly at 38.
>>18065086, >>18065082, >>18065156 If only you knew how bad Covid Shots really are
>>18065154 the question is why would they not be involved
>>18065213 one way to get prayer back on the field…
>>18064939 Cole Beasley almost retired from the NFL because of mandates. One thing that stood out to me is how he looked out for young players that didn’t have a voice.
>>18064860 An Astonishing Percentage of Americans Credit COVID-19 Vaccines for Unexplained Deaths
>>18064778 Brought to you by Pfizer
>I don’t know if Hamlin was vaxxed
I'm trying to find the story but in 2021, one of the Covid Positive incidents the fake news listed which Bills Players were sent home. listed the players in a public shaming kind of way.
Hamlin wasn't mentioned.
The Bills sent home players who were unvaccinated because some vaccinated staff member tested positive.
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