Is NFL star Lamar Jackson vaccinated?
MORE and more NFL players have tested positive while following Covid protocol the league requires.
The Baltimore Ravens is the next team to experience the spread of Covid within the team's players.
Did Lamar Jackson test positive for Covid?
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh confirmed on July 28, 2021 that the team's quarterback Lamar Jackson has tested positive for Covid.
Running back Gus Edwards also tested positive.
Harbaugh spoke about the positive tests saying "Those two guys will be put in the protocol, and that's really the extent that we can comment on those two guys at this time."
“It’s just part of the deal. It’s just the way the world is right now,” Harbaugh continued.
“We have 90% vaccinated, and I think we’re going to go above that, too, real soon here. So we’re in really great shape with the vaccinations.”
It is unclear how long Jackson will remain on the sidelines.
Is NFL star Lamar Jackson vaccinated?
Jackson has declined to say whether he was vaccinated against Covid or not.
He spoke about the vaccine in June 2021 saying “Just like everyone in society, it’s their decision, keeping that to themselves."
“But I feel we do a great job here of taking the vaccine, staying away from COVID, following the right preparation and stuff like that, staying away from the outside to the people that are attracting it.”
Vaccinated players who test positive and are asymptomatic can return to the field after two negative tests taken 24 hours apart.
Those who are unvaccinated must quarantine for 10 days and test negative before receiving clearance to return.
Jackson tested positive previously in November 2020 and missed a Ravens game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The news comes after Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich tested positive on July 26, despite being fully vaccinated.
Just one week before, Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a memo threatening forfeits and revoking game play if an outbreak among “non-vaccinated players/staff” leads to a cancellation or delay in any of the 272-games scheduled over 18 weeks.
While the NFL hasn’t made Covid jabs compulsory, the message is that there is more incentive to get the owners, teams and coaches to put players on a clock to get inoculated or face the stringent penalties in both the standings and purse.