Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers and receiver Allen Lazard fined for COVID violations
The NFL has fined the Green Bay Packers organization, quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Allen Lazard for violating COVID-19 protocols, the league said in a statement to CBS News on Tuesday. The fines come nearly a week after Rodgers tested positive for the coronavirus and subsequently revealed he was not vaccinated after earlier stating he had been "immunized."
"The Club was fully cooperative in the investigation into violations of the collectively bargained NFL-NFLPA protocols," the NFL said Tuesday.
Rodgers and Lazard each received a $14,650 penalty for attending a Halloween party. According to the NFL's protocols, unvaccinated players cannot gather outside of the club facility in a group of more than three players. The investigation did find that both players typically followed the league's other protocols, with the exception of wearing masks during press conferences.
The Packers organization faces a $300,000 fine because it was aware of the Halloween party after it happened and "did not discipline Rodgers or Lazard and failed to report their violations to the league," the NFL said. And in other instances, including press conferences, the Packers "failed to strictly enforce the protocols," according to the NFL.
The league said both the team and the two players were warned that future violations could result in "escalated discipline."
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