The NFL's new COVID protocols have not sit well with some, including Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, who said he might retire instead. Beasley signed a four-year $29 million contract with the Bills in 2019. Not sure what Mrs. Beasley thinks of all this.
Source: Associated Press
Buffalo Bills receiver Cole Beasley does not plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and insists he will not follow rules jointly adopted by the NFL and NFLPA requiring unvaccinated players to stay clear of people.
Tweeting in response to criticism over the last 24 hours of his stance on social media, Beasley confirmed Friday he is not vaccinated and will "live my one life like I want to regardless."
"I will be outside doing what I do," he tweeted. "I'll be out in public. If your (sic) scared of me then steer clear, or get vaccinated ... I may die of covid, but I'd rather die actually living.
"I'm not going to take meds for a leg that isn't broken. I'd rather take my chances with Covid and build up my immunity that way ...I'll play for free this year to live life how I've lived it from day one. If I'm forced into retirement, so be it."
Yesterday, Beasley put out this dissertation on why vaccines are bad.
Public Service Announcement pic.twitter.com/XjQicdvnKm
— Cole Beasley (@Bease11) June 18, 2021
Beasley, reacting to criticism:
Everybody is so all in on science now more than I have ever seen. What happen to God’s will? https://t.co/rk50jjCKgm
— Cole Beasley (@Bease11) June 18, 2021
Here's what has upset Beasley so much:
The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to updated COVID-19 protocols for 2021 training camp and preseason, per source.
How different will life by for vaccinated and unvaccinated players? From the memo that just went to clubs: pic.twitter.com/8yMPW0JBWZ— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 16, 2021
And a comment on his life choices:
Buffalo Bills’ Cole Beasley vows to remain unvaccinated and ready to face sanctions rather. In 2011, Beasley vowed never to see a dentist again. pic.twitter.com/8RQyuLho9c
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@NotHoodlum) June 19, 2021