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JARRETT BELL
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Opinion: As NFL coaches air out frustration with vaccination rates, COVID-19 remains huge X-factor for teams

Jarrett Bell
USA TODAY

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Carlos Hyde is on the fence. The veteran NFL running back still hasn’t been vaccinated for COVID-19.

“I’m in-between,” Hyde told USA TODAY Sports after Friday’s training camp practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars. “The way things are going, I’m definitely leaning toward getting vaccinated.”

Good for him. Hyde, 30, is in what you could call the “NFL’s resistance class” — players who have either yet to determine whether they will be vaccinated or are adamant that they won’t get a shot until further notice, if ever.

As of Thursday, according to figures cited by NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy, 87.9% of players league-wide had taken at least one vaccination shot, while 19 of the 32 teams had a vaccination rate of at least 90%. Seven teams report a vaccination rate of 95% or better.

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