Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU-WRN) — Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur says he’s constantly reminding his team to be careful when it comes to COVID-19 as a new season approaches.
“The guys will have to be disciplined,” Coach LaFleur told the media last week. “They will need to make sure they are doing everything they can to help our football team be in the best position possible to win football games, and being available is a part of that.”
Earlier this off-season the NFL announced that if teams can’t play on their scheduled date due to a COVID-19 outbreak on their roster they risk a forfeit if the game can’t be rescheduled within the structure of the 18-week regular season. Additionally, if an unvaccinated player tests positive for the virus on a Friday, they risk having to sit out for two games. LaFleur says he’s made that clear to his team that they won’t be babysitting; players and football personnel will have to be responsible for their own safety.
“We just encourage everyone, not only the players but everybody who works with football directly, to try not to put yourself in too much of harm’s way,” he said. “People are getting it, and you are seeing it across the league. I do think there are going to be more challenges than a year ago in regards to attacking that subject. Guys will have to be disciplined.”
Green Bay opens the season on Sunday, September 12th against New Orleans in Jacksonville. The game was moved from the Caesars Superdome in the Big Easy due to the damage left behind following Hurricane Ida. Tickets for the game are on sale through Ticketmaster.
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