This sends such a bad message while more than a 9/11 a day of people are dying of COVID. The NFL should be running a full campaign to *discourage* gatherings.
Or at least have the audience be *all* vaccinated healthcare heroes. What, @NFL, they're not good enough for you?
The real problem, of course, is I doubt those healthcare heroes are paying for their tickets. Can't have too much of that!
Honestly tho I'm way more concerned about super-spreading from the innumerable house parties and sports bar gatherings the Super Bowl will cause than fans in Tampa.
Could the NFL at least *pretend* to care and ask people not to do that? One lousy PSA? Or is that too much to ask?
No, the NFL's overarching message isn't "we're gonna have the Super Bowl but do everything we can to keep it safe; please join us."
It's "we're gonna pretend everything is fine and do everything we can get away with, and you should, too."
It's pathetic, really.
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So "we won't skip the line" was complete horseshit.
It's also worth noting that the "influencer" argument holds zero water until our problem is people actually neglecting to get the vaccine - not our current problems of a lack of supply and will to deliver to AA communities.
If you want to help stem the pandemic, start by banning your owners from hosting fans indoors *right now* when many areas are out of hospital beds.
If you're serious, take a step that hurts you and *will* help others rather than one that benefits you and *may* help others.
It is worth noting they're not doing it *now*, which is good, but I don't like that the conversation is even happening at this stage. It's wildly premature.
Have players talk the vaccine up, by all means. Point to Kareem and other older retired players. That's all for now.