Titans facing COVID outbreak
GM pleas for team to get the vaccine
Tennessee general manager Jon Robinson made a plea Thursday for people to get the “life-saving” COVID-19 vaccination as the Titans virus outbreak grew to nine including quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
“We’ve had two people that I know personally that have lost loved ones over the last couple of days to COVID from symptoms and complications,” Robinson said. “And it’s a lifesaving vaccine.”
Robinson said Tannehill, tight end Geoff Swaim and linebacker Justin March-Lillard joined four other players on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Tannehill practiced Tuesday and talked to reporters afterward.
Coach Mike Vrabel said Sunday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 a day after the Titans beat Tampa Bay, 34-3, in Florida following two days of joint practices with the Buccaneers. He later received monoclonal antibodies treatment.
Colts
Indianapolis placed AllPro guard Quenton Nelson and Pro Bowl left tackle Eric Fisher on the reserve/ COVID-19 list. Fisher has not yet practiced because he is recovering from a torn Achilles tendon suffered in January.
Bills
Receiver Isaiah McKenzie revealed he faces NFL discipline for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols for unvaccinated players by failing to wear a mask inside the team’s facility. McKenzie wrote: “They got me! (at) NFL you win!” in a social media post
Elsewhere
The NFL said 93% of players are vaccinated for COVID-19 and the league wanted mandatory vaccination but the NFLPA wouldn’t agreed to it. The league also has asked the players union to adjust protocols so vaccinated players would be tested weekly instead of every 14 days. Unvaccinated players are tested daily. NFLPA president JC Tretter, a center for the Cleveland Browns, said earlier this week the decision not to make vaccination mandatory was done by the league. ... Stefen Wisniewski is calling it a career. The former Central Catholic standout who went on to shine at Penn State before winning two Super Bowl rings in the NFL announced he is retiring. At Penn State, he started for three seasons on the offensive line and earned AllAmerican honors as a senior in 2010 before he was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the No. 48 overall pick in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft. Wisniewski won Super Bowl championships with the Eagles and Chiefs in 2017 and 2019, respectively.