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Bucs' Bruce Arians Says There's No Need For COVID Vaccine Expert To Talk To Team
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians doesn’t need a coronavirus vaccine expert to come and speak to his players, telling re- porters on Thursday, "I’m the specialist."
Arians was asked about a recent move by the Washing- ton Football Team bringing in an immunologist to speak with its players about getting the COVID-19 vaccine and if the Bucs had any plans to do something similar.
"No, I’m the specialist," Arians said with a laugh. "If you wanna go back to normal, get vaccinated. Eighty-five
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percent is what we’re shooting for. . . . It’s still a personal choice, but I don’t see a reason not to be vaccinated."
The NFL last month dropped a mask mandate for fully vaccinated players and staff. Commissioner Roger
Goodell said late last month that 30 of the league's 32 teams had a vaccination rate above 90% for tier 1 and 2 level staff members.
Washington pass rusher Montez Sweat came out against his team’s efforts to persuade players into getting vaccinated.
"I'm not a fan of it," Sweat said Wednesday. "I probably won't get vaccinated until I get more facts and that stuff. I'm not a fan of it at all."
"I haven't caught COVID yet so I don't see me treating COVID until I actually get COVID," he added.
Other players have re- cently revealed their hesita- tion about getting the vaccine. Carolina Panthers quarter- back Sam Darnold told re- porters Wednesday that he is among the players not vacci- nated and has not yet made a decision on if he will.
Patrick Mahomes And Brittany Matthews Post First Pics Of Daughter’s Face
Patrick Mahomes and fi- ancée Brittany Matthews shared new photos of their daughter, Sterling.
Kansas City Chiefs quarter- back Patrick Mahomes and his fiancée, Brittany Matthews, posted a pair of family photos to Instagram on Friday, revealing their baby girl’s face for the first time.
“Hi, my name is Sterling,” Matthews captioned her adorable post, while Ma- homes wrote, “Hello World!”
Matthews and Ma- homes, both 25, welcomed Sterling in February. She is the couple’s first child.
For Sterling’s birth an- nouncement, both Matthews and Mahomes concealed her face on social media. Matthews later told her fol- lowers that she and Mahomes would share photos of their daughter “when we [feel] the time is right.”
Russell Wilson Confirms
Trade List Was Real While
Denying He Requested Trade
Like his head coach before him, Russell Wilson is ready to move on — and he'd prefer to downplay an offsea- son filled with drama he helped create.
The Seattle Seahawks quarterback, apparently con- tent now with his lot in the Northwest, told reporters last week that he did not ask out of town after last season's first- round playoff exit.
“I did not request a trade,” Wilson told reporters repeat- edly at a recent news confer- ence. "Obviously, I love Seattle. ... I've always wanted to play here for my whole ca- reer."
The statement doesn't
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quite jibe with Wilson's agent telling ESPN in Febru- ary that Wilson was willing to waive his no-trade clause to play for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders or Chicago Bears. Technically he didn't ask for a trade. He just let the Seahawks know he was willing to play for other teams.
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