Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will miss Sunday night’s game against the Packers. According to multiple reports, Cousins has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be on the COVID-19 reserve list. Cousins is unvaccinated, and even though the NFL recently changed its COVID-19 protocols to make it easier for unvaccinated players to return faster, he won’t [more] … [Read more...] about Kirk Cousins has COVID-19, out Sunday night
Archives for December 2021
It’s a New Year’s Eve Playmakers podcast
There’s no #PFTPM this afternoon, given that it’s New Year’s Eve. There will, however, be a last-day-of-2021 Playmakers podcast. It’s the weekly audio companion to Playmakers, a new book about the last 20 years in the NFL. It comes out on March 15. Until then, anyone who preorders the book — and who registers for [more] … [Read more...] about It’s a New Year’s Eve Playmakers podcast
Charles Leno named this week’s NFLPA Community MVP
The NFL Players Association announced on Friday that Washington left tackle Charles Leno has been named their Community MVP for this week. It’s the second year in a row that Leno’s off-field work has been recognized by the NFLPA. Leno organized a “Leno Claus” initiative over 25 days of December that saw him partner with [more] … [Read more...] about Charles Leno named this week’s NFLPA Community MVP
Kellen Mond’s unvaccinated status puts him at risk for a close-contact absence
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins vowed to ensconce himself in plexiglass, in order to avoid testing positive for COVID-19. It didn’t work. Now that the Minnesota unvaccinated quarterback has tested positive, the question becomes whether an unvaccinated backup will end up being deemed a close contact. For unvaccinated players, any close contact with an infected person [more] … [Read more...] about Kellen Mond’s unvaccinated status puts him at risk for a close-contact absence
Washington places Antonio Gibson, Ereck Flowers on COVID-19 list
Washington’s offense has taken a couple of significant hits for the club’s Sunday matchup against the Eagles. The Football Team announced on Friday morning that running back Antonio Gibson and left guard Ereck Flowers have both been placed on the COVID-19 list. With just a couple of days before kickoff, that makes it unlikely that [more] … [Read more...] about Washington places Antonio Gibson, Ereck Flowers on COVID-19 list