Head coach Nick Sirianni and GM Howie Roseman spoke to the media after day one of training camp.
The first question was about COVID vaccinations, which resulted in this response from Roseman:
“We’re really excited about where we are from a team perspective. We’re over 90% of guys who have started the process. All we’re trying to do is educate them and try to give them the information. We understand it’s a very personal decision and they’re doing a great job with it, as is our medical team.”
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“Over 90% of the guys have started the process and will be vaccinated. We continue to give information to the other guys.”
Without saying it outright, Roseman pretty much confirmed that 100% of staffers are vaccinated. He simply noted that you can’t be on the training fields without the vaccine, so there ya go. The NFL categorizes coaches/scouts/front office types as “Tier 1” employees who must have the COVID vaccine. Players do not have to get the needle.
We also had our Crossing Broad mystery Eagles source check in with this information:
“Overwhelming majority of players are vaccinated. I think only like 10 aren’t. Keep an eye on <redacted>. They are not vaccinated… team isn’t too happy about that. If they end up cutting him, we’ll know why.”
Not gonna name the guy, but we’ll keep an eye on the situation and see if the Eagles have further COVID issues. Three players were added to the list earlier today, including starting linebacker Alex Singleton.
Other notes from today’s presser:
Not a ton of important information in the presser other than the COVID stuff, but this was pretty cute: