What is interesting about this is we were told that all ESPN employees had to be vaccinated, but that might have only been employees that had to go into the office.
Kiper is always appearing remotely and his posts are done online.
Since Kiper would be on set for at least three days in Vegas, ESPN was like you need to get the shot, and here is why Kiper said no.
“For all three days, I will appear from my home studio in Maryland rather than onsite in Vegas as I am unvaccinated for COVID-19. I completely support everyone determining what’s best for their individual circumstance and recognize the value of vaccines. Simply put, my COVID vaccination decision is very specific to my own personal medical history.”
“I appreciate my colleagues, particularly the production staff and my fellow commentators, for their support and flexibility,” Kiper concluded. “NFL fans are the most passionate in all of sports and I can’t wait for another great NFL Draft.”
I would never ask someone what is their personal medical history, but I wonder if Kiper is suffering from MAGAitis.
It is your choice to take the vaccine or not and I assume Kiper decided to speak on it before people started asking questions about why he wasn’t on set.
The COVID restrictions have been loosened in Vegas, but it appears ESPN still have its policies in place and Kiper has been skating the rules for a while but couldn’t run from them it in Vegas.
The good news for Kiper is that he doesn’t have to worry about traveling to Vegas and staying at a hotel. When the draft is over he can go to sleep in his own bed and he will probably have his sleep pants on under his suit coat.
Flip the pages for Kiper’s statement and some of the Twitter reactions.