If it has the same fatality rate as the flu, but its 5x as contagious, then itll kill 5x as many people as the flu. 2020 was a little different. I think we have the facts that say its safe and its beneficial. TCTMD All rights reserved. Whats received much less attention, however, are the medical outcomes. Masks make no difference in reducing the spread of Covid, according to an extensive new review by Cochranethe gold standard for evaluating health interventions. Many players are too stupid to know how to take the most basic precautions to protect their health and their teammates health. I think those links are completely false information, said Jonathan Drezner, MD (UW Medicine Center for Sports Cardiology, Seattle), editor-in-chief of the, National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research, , which aims to monitor all cases of sudden cardiac arrest and death among competitive athletes from middle school up through the professional level, and he said I am not aware of any COVID-19 vaccine-related athletic death thats occurred., Drezner thinks a general antivaccine movement is spurring these reports, with people taking the small risk of vaccine-associated myocarditis and overstating its impact. A few with worries, such as players with babies at home or with underlying health conditions, took advantage of the offers, but most didnt. A tragic amount of people have died because this is new and our bodies are learning how to stop it. Thankfully, it didnt pan out . Among the reasons given were a lack of assurance about the scope of questioning given the existence of multiple ongoing investigations and a scheduling conflict preventing Snyder from appearing in person. Instead, We are collectively, staggeringly myopic. How many of those tests will be false positives? The legislation offering hefty tax incentives had already been languishing amid a series of controversies involving the team when an assistant coach called the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol a dust-up.. Clay Travis, the radio host, sportswriter, and founder of the iconoclastic sports website Outkick, has dubbed sports journalists who relentlessly lobby to shut down sports coronabros. In a Twitter poll he hosted, some 77 percent of respondents agreed with the statement that sports media are rooting against sports coming back. When journalist Darren Rovell, who covers sports and business and has been among those accused by Travis of being a coronabro, brought the survey to his Twitter followers, 48 percent agreed with Traviss statement. One such claim still popping up on social mediasee here on Twitteris that 108 FIFA-registered players or coaches died over a 6-month period last year after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Through Monday and Tuesday of this week, the league has seen 75 players test positive for COVID-19, with With the postseason looming, the league also needs to consider the possibility of putting the playoff teams in a bubble. The NFL's COVID-19 vaccination rates as of October 21 are as follows: Given the prevalence of the COVID-19 infection in communities, positive cases among vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals are expected throughout the 2021 season. While the vaccinated players may resent the termination of their preferred status, too bad. Early symptom reporting and testing for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals is key to keeping our clubs and communities safe this season. In very rare cases, it can lead to more severe complications, including death. That should produce a burst of optimism. The answer is therapeutics, vaccines, etc. The NFL was one of the last major professional sports leagues to get back into action in the Covid-19 world. Strength coaches: The coaches received an "A+." You can thumbs down this post, but that wont change the fact that what I described is what really happened. The decision to play or not should be left up to the players. Sports without fans will be dreadful, and we all know it, the Chicago Tribune argued. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, a total Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat who is chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat who is chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, wrote to Goodell on Oct. 21 seeking all documents and communications related to the investigation. Management might as well be blind. The NFL offered players the choice to opt out of the season and still get paid$350,000 if a player is considered to have risk factors and $150,000 if he has "If knowledge is really power, then providing players with information about each club (will) not only help them make important career decisions, but it (will) also help raise the standards across each club," wrote NFL Players Association president JC Tretter. Theres way too many cases for a league that claims to be over 80% vaccinated. What makes the Justices so elite? Washingtonunveiled its new name as the Commanderson Feb. 2. Obesity is clinically defined as individuals with a body mass index higher than 30, which describes many of the footballers. One list circulating about the claim included 543 unconfirmed reports of athletes around the world who have died or faced serious issues since 2021. To keep the season from imploding, the league needs to go back to the way things used to be. The Washington Post has delved into the timeline of how this rumored connection between the vaccines and athlete deaths spread, starting after 29-year-old Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen went into cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match in June 2021. Ankit Shah, MD (MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, Baltimore, MD), team cardiologist for the Baltimore Orioles and USA Swimming, and a cardiology consultant for the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Capitals, said not only is the risk of myocarditis greater with the infection than with vaccination, but also the vaccine prevents and minimizes both short-term adverse outcomes and longer-term problems like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and postacute sequelae of the virus, or long COVID. There was no shortage of drama and even panic as the sports world confronted Covid earlier this year. Snyder released a statement denying those specific allegations and saying he was unaware of the incidents. Vaccination only protects the individual being vaccinated. Yet searching worldwide databases of news articles, one can find few accounts of professional athletes who developed anything remotely approaching grave sickness. December 14, 2021 at 8:37 pm Many of those cases have other diagnosed conditions and even occurred before the pandemic startedso theres nothing to this., Drezner works with the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research, which aims to monitor all cases of sudden cardiac arrest and death among competitive athletes from middle school up through the professional level, and he said I am not aware of any COVID-19 vaccine-related athletic death thats occurred., Eugene Chung, MD (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), chair of the American College of Cardiologys Sports and Exercise Cardiology Council, echoed that, saying, The sports cardiology community is a pretty tight-knit community and we talk frequently and many of us have been involved with the cohort studies that have been published over the last year-and-a-half . One study estimated that just 0.1 percent of all Covid deaths in the U.S. occurred among individuals without underlying conditions between the age of 20 to 29the age demographic most characteristic of professional athletes. Professional leagues have not reported any rise in such cases. 3 min read. The report was compiled by anonymously surveying all players who played for each team during the 2022 season. Niebauer said the main concerns about the vaccine that he heard from athletes, particularly leading up to the Olympics, revolved around when to get the shot and whether theyd have to miss training time to deal with fever, headache, and other effects of vaccination. A team finished a Monday Night game then had several positives. Despite heavy coverage of every positive test, remarkably few serious cases have been recorded among pro athletes. Senator Ron Johnson, center, at a panel discussion Monday on Covid-19. An Instagram post claims that an average of 29 young athletes suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004, while 769 athletes have died or suffered The chief problem, the article said, was that many players are obese, and that makes them twice as likely to be hospitalized from the virus as the general population, research shows. You can cancel at any time. We cant stop a virus. The NFL doesnt want to go back to daily testing. We are such a foolish species. The House Oversight Committeeannounced Jan. 27 it would hold a roundtable discussion the following week with former employees to discuss workplace misconduct and sexual harassment. Nobody wants that to happen, but if this trend continues they may have to think about it. The rest of the precautions are just theater. In late March,Snyder bought out his minority owners, a move that gave his family total control of the team. The 9/11 attacks brought New York together; Covid has helped fracture it. The refs are. TCTMD is produced by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). All of the sports cardiologists interviewed by TCTMD agreed that the benefits of vaccination are far greater than any potential safety concerns. I mean, all these athletes dropping dead on the field, but were supposed to ignore that, Mr. Johnson said. A review of available clinical information, including death certificates, autopsy, and medical records, has not established a causal link to COVID-19 vaccines.. Week 4 saw two games postponed as a result of players testing positive for the coronavirus. Health officials say that the links between vaccines and athlete deaths are baseless and that there is no evidence to suggest the vaccine is causing more deaths or injuries among athletes. But similar claims have repeatedly been debunked doctors have not encountered athletes dropping dead from the vaccine. In other words, being vaccinated reduces this risk. On June 1, the committee invited Snyder and Goodell to appear at a hearing on workplace culture around the NFL scheduled for later in the month, which it called the next step in the investigation. Other experts made similar comments, noting that when potential cardiac effects are mentioned, its usually regarding the. Im pretty sure the death rate is as low as possible for any sort of virus. Maybe with the NFLs heavier-than-average players, or with cold-weather virus conditions returning in Europe and the U.S., the medias coronabros will yet have their day. The NFL's COVID-19 testing results for the October 3 October 16 period are as follows: Unvaccinated individuals are required to test daily. The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. Many leagues in Europe are already getting ready for another season, having finished their suspended ones over the summer. In a 2015 study of players in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, researchers showed that risks varied by sport and gender. December 14, 2021 at 8:34 pm Wait, there is. The CDC says that it has not detected unusual or unexpected patterns for deaths following immunizations that would indicate vaccines are causing or contributing What happens to players who test positive for COVID-19. Even so, the press was filled with doubts from media critics and others. and in those studies, there have been no cases that have been confirmed that have been due to the vaccine., Asked about the issue, a spokesperson for the US Food and Drug Administration noted that reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), where anyone can submit suspected events and some have looked to find definitive proof of vaccine harms, do not necessarily mean that a vaccine caused a health problem. When are they gonna realize vaccinated, non-vaccinated, mask, no mask.everyone is gonna get it because nothing works to stop the spread beyond isolation. disease you will understand why learned minds are concerned and other folks disregard the reality. Cornerback Chris Claybrooks joined cornerbacks CJ Hendersonand Luq Barcooand quarterback Jake Lutonon the reserve list. The article quoted the players union medical director saying that it was a myth that being in shape would protect NFL playersyet in scientific circles, criticism of the BMI index for precisely this reason are common. Lets move on. 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The NFLs new season represents the latest danger because, as the argument goes, many players are highly vulnerable. The Snyders took the first steptoward potentially selling the Commanders: The club announced on Nov. 2 that a financial services firm had been hired to consider potential transactions. Asked if the Snyders were considering selling part or all of the team, which is worth billions of dollars, a spokesperson said, We are exploring all options., Eight days later, the D.C. attorney general made public his investigation, which he said began in the fall of 2021. The NFL is probably the canary in the coal mine when it comes to the omicron variant. This time, Johnson, who recently announced his re-election campaign, took to the Charlie Kirk Show on Jan. 26, 2022 to talk about COVID-19 vaccines. The asymptomatic testing and case counts have to stop. Ninety-five percent of the leagues players have been vaccinated. Unless the protocols go back to what they were last year (unlikely), the playoffs will likely be ruined. NFL footage NFL Productions LLC. Its not just about the fatality rate. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Independent Contractor (Newspaper Carrier), Nebraska cheerleader competes by herself at state competition, but crowd doesn't let her feel alone, Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office ends affiliation with Reelz TV show 'On Patrol: Live', Former Virginia basketball coach Terry Holland dies after battling Alzheimer's. Then theres maybe a bigger proportion that has some concerns and just wishes reassurance, and you can show them how tiny the risk is of myocarditis associated with a vaccination and how high it would be if they get COVID, and that puts things into perspective.. While not a member of the active roster, Ta'amu is a member of the Chiefs' practice squad. The wisdom of trying to play games seemed doubtful when an outbreak of cases on the Miami Marlins baseball team prompted Major League Baseball to cancel a series of games. As More Players Test Positive, Can MLB Be Trusted to Protect Them? the Los Angeles Times asked. A March headline in the New York Times sports section asked ominously, Does Coronavirus Mean the End of Sports as We Know Them? The Washington Post warned, No Sports Until 2021? In the rare cases where more detailed reporting is available, its notable that even among the small number of positive cases, few players developed symptoms. Male Division I basketball players faced up to 10 times the risk of sudden cardiac death compared with all N.C.A.A. While the vaccinated players may resent the termination of their preferred status, too bad. 94.1% of NFL players are vaccinated; nearly 100% of NFL personnel are vaccinated. But over the long run these rules and protocols are just prolonging everything. Stories about professional athletes dying during soccer matches and basketball games after getting the jab have been a recurring conspiracy theory since Covid-19 vaccines were introduced. Myocarditis is indeed a major cause of sudden cardiac arrest and death, but if vaccine-related inflammation of the heart were fueling a spike in deaths among athletes, it would be obvious, experts indicated. But with each new stage in the worldwide return-to-play, the medias largely speculative panic has amped up. (CNN) Irv Cross, a former NFL star and broadcasting pioneer who died two years ago at the age of 81, had stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Boston University CTE Center said Tuesday. Lists of athletes who have died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine have been circulating on social media, and the issue has been brought up recently by a US senator and a former basketball star, but theres absolutely nothing to the purported link, according to sports cardiologists interviewed by TCTMD. All sorts of athletes dropping dead on the field because of the vaccine? Two weeks later, alawyer representing Snyder said he would not testify. When there are positive cases within the club environment, the Enhanced Mitigation Protocol (EMP) may be used at the discretion of medical experts, similar to the successful approach of the 2020 season. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. The big question is whether the NFL will start to limit fan attendance and require all fans at all stadiums to wear masks? The names of the Titans players who tested positive have been partially reported on over time. At his pre-Super Bowl virtual news conference, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised the organization, which he said has made a lot of changes already. That includedhiring Jason Wrightas team president in August. Goodell said it was good to see those changes, and added he expected Wilkinsons recommendations would add to them. Encourage the people you love to get vaccinated to save their lives. He just does the press conferences. We arent accomplishing anything. The asymptomatic testing and case counts have to stop. Those who dont want to get vaccinated, they come with all sorts of reasons, and then it doesnt really help much to argue, Niebauer said. Fair enough. The overall incidence rate is 0.6% for this testing period. As time moves on these kinds of things will end because the danger of dying from the virus will become remote, but taking measures to keep the death toll at a minimum was never insanity. A similar claim was also made by John Stockton, the Hall of Fame basketball player, who said on Sunday that over 100 professional athletes had dropped dead after receiving the vaccine. This list will not include players who tested positive before the start of the regular season. BMI doesnt take into account the increased weight of muscle compared with fatsome athletes have high BMIs, despite being very fit, for example, an article from Britains National Health Service points out. Former NFL star Chad Johnson says he saved money by living inside Cincinnati Bengals stadium for 2 years. The vaccines only are effective for about 6 months, so those who got vaxxed prior to training camp are no longer immune. Tiffani Johnston, who worked for the team for eight years starting in 2002 as a cheerleader and marketing manager, told the committee Snyder placed his hand on her thigh without her consent at a team dinner and that he pushed her toward his limousine with his hand on her lower back. The Premier League, for instance, ran some 20,500 tests in its 14 rounds between the middle of May and mid-July. Im pretty sure the death rate is as low as possible for any sort of virus. The NFL fined the team $10 million and said Snyder would step away from day-to-day operations for several months after Wilkinsons investigation found The NFL has a full-blown COVID crisis, at a time when many have become numb to the realities of the ongoing pandemic.. And so, if there were even undiagnosed vaccine-related adverse outcomes happening, we would be hearing about them and were not. He compared the situation to early concerns about cardiac complications stemming from SARS-CoV-2 infection in young athletes, which were driven by studies of imaging abnormalities primarily in hospitalized patients. An early August article in the Charlotte Observer, for instance, labeled nearly half the players on the Carolina Panthers at severe risk from Covid because of underlying conditions. More than 78 percent of players league-wide have had at least one shot, and 14 clubs have at least 85 percent of players vaccinated. Later, when it became clear that authorities in most countries wouldnt let fans return to games, media critics found yet another reason not to go forward. The NFL's COVID-19 testing results for the October 3 October 16 period are as follows: 17,114 tests were administered to a total of 6,504 players and team Accumulating research has shown that these cases of myocarditis generally follow a relatively benign course, despite being associated with the typical symptoms of fever and chest pain and usual testing and imaging findings. Here is the updated list of NFL players who have beenplaced on the league's COVID-19 list after testing positive for the coronavirus: Newton will miss the Patriots' Week 4 game against the Chiefs after testing positive the Friday night before the game. The article was previously debunked in aDec. 17, 2021 fact-check by FactCheck.org. But that is far from hundreds, and is far different than Johnsons claim of "all these athletes" dying on the playing field. Mr. Stockton could not be reached for comment. This is not the flu. athletes. Football is a contact sport so its silly to be testing players when there is no social distancing and mask usage. John Marshall boys basketball reclaims No. As the Kansas City Star notes,Ta'amu "still takes part in team and positional meetings," which means he's still around the team and its players. If you dont want to get vaccinated, say it, but dont make up stories and dont spread rumors that might actually prevent others from getting vaccinated, he said. R-Wisconsin, is once again making waves with his false claims about COVID-19. But the database itself notes the claims are not vetted to establish a cause between them. But Miller has asthma, a condition far less common among athletes than a BMI above 30. Most news reports did not mention whether the deceased had been vaccinated. Copyright 2023. The CDCsays that it has not detected unusual or unexpected patterns for deaths following immunizations that would indicate vaccines are causing or contributing to deaths, outside of nine confirmed deaths following the Janssen vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. Training staff: The Commanders hired a new head trainer this year after the previous one, Ryan Vermillion, left after a DEA investigation into the team's prescription-issuing habits. Anyone have 32 fields and accommodations to hold 3000+ people and house them as well as all their equipment? The team did not lose any draft picks, and no formal suspensions were handed out. Still, its striking to watch a substantial part of the sports media bet against itself and the industry that it covers. And doctors for the two European soccer players Johnsons staff cited have said those cardiac episodes were not caused by the vaccine. https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+sports+people+have+died+suddenly&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS923US923&oq=how+many+sports+people+have+died+suddenly&aqs=chrome..69i57.11003j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8. Covid deaths also are increasing, with daily average of 1,651 people dying over the past Well considering the science of this changes daily, and I know at least 10 people that were double jabbed and still got Covid, Im not ready to assume all 75 were unvaxxed. The vaccines only are effective for about 6 months, so those who got vaxxed prior to camp. Nfl is probably the canary in the Covid-19 world low as possible for any sort of virus Snyder. Play or not should be left up how many nfl players have died from covid 10 Times the risk of sudden death. 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