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NFL Players Who Get COVID at Parties and Nightclubs Will Get Fined, Says Report

Nightclub, bars, and religious ceremonies could be out of bounds for NFL stars.

NFL players who catch COVID-19 at nightclubs, bars, or house parties will face team discipline and might even run the risk of not being paid, according to a report from ESPN. The NFL Players Association sent around a memo this weekend saying that players could face discipline, including fines, if they get coronavirus as a result of reckless activity. Attending a high-risk event could allow a team to challenge the status of a COVID-19 diagnosis as a football injury, which, if successful, would allow the team the option of not paying him. The memo reportedly states: “Clubs/NFL can challenge designation as a football-related injury if it can prove that the player contracted COVID-19 through engaging in high-risk conduct below.” Those activities include any gatherings of more than 15 people at an indoor nightclub, an indoor bar, an indoor house party, a concert, or an indoor religious service attended by over a quarter of a venue’s capacity.