I figured it would be a slap on the wrist for Aaron Rodgers.
He is one of the faces of the NFL, so they weren’t going to suspend him. The TV networks would have thrown a fit if that happened.
Here is how they punished him and the Packers.
The NFL’s review of the Green Bay Packers’ COVID-19 protocols was completed Tuesday, and a league source said the team was fined $300,000, while quarterback Aaron Rodgers and receiver Allen Lazard were each fined $14,650.
They were fined for violations of the protocols that were jointly agreed upon by the NFL and the NFL Players Association.
The source said the Packers’ cooperation with the investigation was taken into consideration, but that the team was warned future violations could result in increased discipline, including possible change in draft position or loss of draft choice.
The violations included the unvaccinated Rodgers not wearing a mask during his news conferences and because the team did not report that Rodgers and Lazard attended a Halloween party, even though it was away from the team facility. By attending, Rodgers and Lazard violated the protocol that prevents unvaccinated players from gathering in groups of more than three, which was the reason for their fine. The amount of the players’ fines were part of the jointly agreed upon fine schedule between the league and the players union.
The investigation also included a review of video from inside the club facility and found only a few isolated instances of Rodgers and Lazard failing to wear a mask in the facility. Other than those isolated incidents, the video showed no wide-spread or systemic mask-wearing violation, the source said.
Hilarius that Lazard caught a stray bullet in all this.
If not for Rodgers, he likely would have gotten away with going to his Halloween party.
Flip the page for Rodgers changing his tune about the WOKE and CANCEL culture on this week’s interview with Pat McAfee.