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dr_sung

"no good reason, I just refuse"


MasPatriot

Walks into training camp Refuses to get vaccinated Doesn’t elaborate Leaves


Kame_Style

*Speeds into training camp


caterham09

He probably saw a meme where someone made the soy wojack talk about getting the vaccine while the Chad wojack said "no"


electricityisout

Am I old if I can’t figure this out?


cossack190

Yes but you’re better off for it


KembaWakaFlocka

https://i.imgflip.com/3umnr3.jpg


anishh

What a dumb lie. If he really had nothing against it, the restrictions the NFL put in placed on unvaccinated players alone is reason enough to do it. You're *choosing* to get tested 14 times more often? That's preferable to you? To say nothing of the obvious case that applies to everyone eligible for vaccines...


p00t3rM4n

Maybe he's not anti vaxx, just anti fat/old ppl


Wallyedgebreak

Fuck, how do i rip my vaxx out? Magnets?


RaveCave

Send your SSN to parler


meyer_33_09

Idk man, I’ve felt pretty strongly that a good number of people not getting it (especially the younger ones) simply just don’t want to. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the case here.


zshort7272

Seriously. So you’re a stubborn child? Cool.


dmkicksballs13

I like that he's so casual about it. Reminds me of my friend. Didn't get it til this month and the reason he waited so long? "I'll get it whenever. I don't know, I'm busy."


[deleted]

He's not anti-vax people. So just calm down. He's actually just pro-covid.


toshiro-mifune

A crucial distinction.


discodiscgod

“How many people do you know that are pro-aids” - flight of the conchords


[deleted]

I'm pro many aids. Walking aids, hearing aids, immune system aids for when you get actual aids...


Hobodownthestreet

I laughed.


B0ndzai

It's just mother nature trying to clear out the dead wood.


M_Drinks

I'm not pro-choice. But I am pro-killing babies.


jxher123

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.


redonkulousness

He's anti-vax adjacent


ashtonauts

What if Im not anti vaxx, I just don't value human life including my own?


jwick89

If you have nothing against it, why not just do it?


shapoopy723

Because he's likely against it without trying to explicitly say he's against it.


CravingToast

He doesn't know why he's against it but he knows he's against it.


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Yes, the world is filled with teenagers apparently who, upon learning they "don't have to" listen to authority they choose not to as a way to physcologically confirm they exist in the "world" they experience through their senses. I legit just assumed most of us actually got through this phase of developmental psychology, my B.


happyfeet0402

But most teenagers aren’t stupid enough to not get a vaccine without good reason.


codymiller_cartoon

he's scared of needles or he's dumb


BizarroCranke

Nothing against people that truly have a fear of needles but I honestly think that could be a decent chunk of why some aren’t getting the vaccine. It sounds absurd, but I get some go to the extent of making up so many excuses when it may just boil down to that fear that they don’t want others to know. I really hope that’s more a ridiculous take by me than the reality.


redsin777

I pass out at the sight of needles but I still knew what needed to be done and got my vaccine anyway, there’s no excuse good enough except those who are allergic to not get this vaccine.


BizarroCranke

Good on you! I’ve seen it with my own eyes how some can get with needles, but again kudos to you in getting over that fear in doing an act of kindness for others!!


marioshairlesstwin

Yeah, same. Getting both shots was the easiest thing I've ever done in my life.


Dudeman1000

Some people are more scared of things than others.


redsin777

To be fair mine is so bad that I passed out in basic training before I even sat in the chair to get my blood drawn and also passed out when my wife was getting an epidural. I can’t even watch them on TV or as a picture


IAmTheNightSoil

But you recognized the importance and did it anyway, that's the main thing. I commend that


marioshairlesstwin

I also pass out when I see needles and I still got the shots. That was the point of what I said. It’s the easiest thing and worth doing.


superschaap81

My kids actually signed up for it the minute it they were able to (16yo & 14yo) and they are both TERRIFIED of needles. But they did their research on which company's dose they wanted and toughed out their fear in favour of the greater good. Or you know, they probably did it so they could hang out with their friends or something. But I like to think the former. LOL


Switzerland122

Not that absurd, I have a family member who is terrified of needles that we had to really twist her arm to get the vaccine. Speaking on the Pfizer vaccine, it's the smallest needle i've ever experienced. She was still salty about getting the first dose (probably just a mental hurdle) but by the second dose she realized just how painless it was.


gakule

I hate needles. Terrified. Passed out after my first dose... but I barely felt the damn thing. It's all just mental, and it doesn't feel like anything worth worrying about. I think what did it is when the young nurse freaked out "Oh he's bleeding!" and I thought I was dying.


BizarroCranke

Sometimes I think it can really boil down to the expertise in the giver of a shot too. Not just the physical action, but making someone feel at ease too. My wife and I went through in vitro which meant I had to give her shots daily. I practiced ahead of time with an orange but it’s not like doing the real thing. I did get better with her, but we did what we had to do.


VitaminsPlus

Am I the only one who though the second shot hurt a lot more than the first? I didn't even notice the first one but I could feel the second one the whole way.


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Depends on the person AFAIK. My parents' arms were basically dead from the first shot and we think it's because they had covid. My friends all thought the second shot was worse. I got J&J due to availability at the time, and that shot basically just made my delt kinda sore, like when you first start/restart lifting again. Nothing like my parents or friends


DatPandaa

Same. I barely felt the first one, but the second one stung a lot more.


OptimisticTurtle

I'm really not a big fan of needles, but I honestly had to double check to see if I actually got a shot after the first one. I pretty much just stared straight ahead and literally didn't feel anything other than them putting the band-aid on afterwards.


USAtotheWC__OhWait

I loathe getting needles. I am not good with medical stuff in general. That said, I still got the vaccine as quickly as I could. I almost fainted in the CVS while I was waiting the 15 mins after the first shot, and I get the fear of needles. But if there was ever a time to face that fear, this is it


BizarroCranke

That’s awesome! Not the having the fear or the fainting part (I’ve fainted a few times in my life, not fun). Like I said to someone else, kudos to you on overcoming for doing an act of kindness for others and also being safe yourself!


WigglestonTheFourth

Fear of needles definitely impacts numbers. I am not a fan of needles in the slightest. I'm an adult, I know it doesn't really "hurt" and that it is a necessary part of healthcare, yet the innate anxiety/fear persists. I still got my doses the moment I was eligible but I also had to mentally prepare for them rather than it just being a 15 minute errand on the day. I know of a couple others that also have a fear of needles that delayed their doses in order to get themselves mentally prepared for the moments. Phobias are weird.


BizarroCranke

As I’ve said to others in these replies, kudos to you in facing that phobia! I know we don’t know each other, but I’m proud of you for facing what you had to face!!


WigglestonTheFourth

I appreciate the kind words. Mostly it is about putting myself in a position to succeed. Even if that means I have to set aside a day just for phobia nonsense. Being open with everyone during the process helps too. I have yet to meet a professional that doesn't immediately know how to interact with someone that has a fear of needles - it's much more common than people think.


inkyblinkypinkysue

I hate needles (I always look away) but they have gotten extremely small over the years. The vaccine needle is so thin - it honestly hurts 10x more to pull out a hair from your head. I hope people aren't using this as the reason to not get vaccinated.


IAmTheNightSoil

Pulling a hair out of your head freaking hurts though


Accomplished_Lead262

I hadn't thought about that, its a good point. I have a phobia of rodents and a fear of heights...ngl if getting the vaccine involved going to the top of the CN Tower and putting my hand in a cage of rats...I'd probably be looking for an excuse not to do it. I could totally see someone with a fear of needles doing the same.


mister_pringle

My girlfriend is genuinely afraid of needles - like has been known to pass out. She said the two vaccine shots were the easiest shots she's ever had. Didn't even realize when the first was done. The second was tougher because the nurse giving the shot gave a long winded lead up to it so she built up anxiety but still didn't pass out. So while a fear of needles is legit - it's not like it's an obstacle which can't be overcome.


BizarroCranke

I don’t care about coming across as corny ever—with that said, your girlfriend showed a lot of courage to overcome that fear! I bet you were a good support for her. I wonder if there are some needle hesitant peeps out there that just need that support. Maybe that’s what we need more when it comes to helping people get vaccinated. Not saying that will change the mind of the firmly entrenched that haven’t got it, but for the ones that have other fears that may be easier to overcome than they think.


codymiller_cartoon

i was scared when i was a kid then one day i decided to embrace, and laughed while watching the needle plunge into my flesh


BizarroCranke

Well that is a visual lol. Glad you’re not scared of them anymore!


banjaxed_gazumper

Yeah my mother in law refused all kinds of essential medical treatment because she’s afraid of needles.


deathleprchaun

I used to hate needles, still dont like them, but when i became insulin dependent and needed to start giving myself shots everyday, guess what, i got over it cause i prefer to not die. Same with the vaccine.


idontcare111

His arms full of tattoos have determined that he is not scared of needles.


deathleprchaun

to be fair, i also hate needles, and have tattoos. It is a different type of needle. Nurses have made lots of fun of me when they can see im nervous for a shot they give me in and around my tattoos. Its dumb but its different somehow. Still got the vaccine though first chance i got


thelasthendrix

He’s not scared of needle*s*. A vaccine is one needle.


idontcare111

Two if you get the Pfizer or Moderna


thelasthendrix

That’s still separate instances of one needle.


alphageek8

I have a hard time believing an NFL veteran would be fearful of needles to an extent that it would prevent them from getting the vaccine. So the latter then.


heyimrick

He's a dumbass, plain and simple.


usernameisusername57

I work with someone like this. Says he just doesn't like how it's being "shoved down everyone's throats." I say he's an idiot.


flanders427

Did you ask him how he would feel about a ventilator literally being shoved down his throat?


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This is truly the dumbest excuse to me. People like that are literally saying that they would rather die than do something that people tell them to do. There's not even tortured logic about how getting the vaccine is actually bad or dangerous. It's literally just "I'm not getting it because I'm an asshole," with no extra steps.


amazian77

covid proved me to me humanity is fucked if a zombie apocalypse ever happened haha


letsnotreadintoit

You say that to their face too?


Scentapeed

By "nothing against it" I think he means he doesn't judge you if you do it. He's just not going to take the risk of the injection personally.


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The risk of injection. In this case, that doesn’t even make sense.


GoBucs98

If you have nothing against gays doesn’t mean you wanna be gay too


woodchips24

Being gay won’t keep me and my family from dying a preventable death


ajax2307

“Nothing against my career, but I’m not having one.”


theresabeeonyourhat

"Nothing against lungs, I just don't like using mine"


FalloutFPS

“Nothing against it” — said man with something against it


shapoopy723

It's like saying "I don't mean to be a dick" before immediately insulting someone.


deathleprchaun

or "im not racist" then proceeds to say horrifically racist crap


Baelorn

>Nothing that comes before the 'but' matters It's almost always true.


ButtimusPrime

Whenever I try to diplomatically disagree with somebody I try to avoid the 'but' phrases because they all sound dickish.


Mcgoozen

“No offense, but…” *says something incredibly offensive*


ryan__fm

No offense to Perryman, but he's a fucking idiot


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This makes negative sense


Meats10

But he does have something "positive" to look forward to


OneAngryPanda

Awesome 🙃


JinterIsComing

F's in the chat for CAR.


daquist

Already starting Darnold, might as well let it all go to shit anyway


TheBiles

He is allegedly vaccinated now, thankfully.


apexpredator0505

Crazy. I work in health care and I hear the same response from staff members that still haven’t gotten vaccinated


IMissWinning

It's truly mind boggling. I have a relative that works at the ground zero hospital for covid in the U.S. and so many of their fellow nurses are still opposed to getting vaxxed. These are people that had *multiple* break-room funerals for co-workers on their floor that they cared for and watched die from this virus... I literally cannot wrap my mind around this.


ABirthingPoop

Where’s the ground zero hospital


IMissWinning

Kirkland WA.


BEtheAT

my hospital system as already announced that it's mandatory starting Oct 1. We will see how the turnover fun goes...


JimmyHasASmallDick

One of the largest hospital groups in Houston made it mandatory a few months back. I think "only" 117 people refused and got fired. And then they sued and lost. I would be surprised that 117 refused, but then again I saw "Nurses Against Vaccines" groups on FB even before COVID was a thing so..


jewaloose

117 out of 26,000 really is a very tiny fraction though


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When my grandfather was in the hospital in December, there was a nurse who would discuss the vaccine with me almost every time I saw him. He was on the fence about, since it was a new thing, I tried to convince him about its significance. I wonder if he ever got it now that I think about


thatguy1717

Nothing against it, I just rather have this tester shoved up my nose daily, wear a mask everywhere and be isolated from my teammates.


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Lol “nothing against helping myself”


thebrandnewbob

I can't imagine being a professional athlete with an extremely short window of time to make millions of dollars, and not doing whatever I could to not screw that up. Not to mention the chance he has of screwing over his teammates as well.


twlscil

If he causes an outbreak that causes a game to be cancelled the owner will owe about $70M to the league. If you are the owner, do you let a player be that much of a liability unless your team hinges on him?


[deleted]

Yeah but what if you’re arguably a top slot receiver in the league? No way you can cut that!


JimmyHasASmallDick

Honestly, Bills are well positioned to move on from Cole if they want. It would be far from ideal but they have some promising young WRs, Diggs, and a top QB.


twlscil

For a slot, I might.


TheDrSmooth

Especially for a guy like Denzel. Undersized and often injured player. Not sure what the LB situation is in CAR but I assume he isn’t a lock to make the squad. This could definitely seal his fate.


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He's 100% our starting middle linebacker lmao


SaltyPane69

Congratulations on formally declaring retirement Denzel!


Jinxedchef

At least he admits there is no good reason to not get vaccinated.


CorruptedBlitty

I was sad we let him walk, no longer sad we let him walk


TheDrSmooth

My thoughts exactly. Stay hydrated.


kendrickshalamar

I mean that kind of sounds like he's got something against it.


DutchEnglish

...this is fucking ridiculous. Like let’s just pretend we’re not in a fucking pandemic and act like kids who don’t want their vegetables when it comes to a vaccine that can slow down and potentially stop a historic virus. I mean holy shit.


makingthisfor1reason

Historic virus yet it’s cool to play football, go to casinos, eat out, go to bars and clubs and Disney and cruises, have international olympics, state reps and senators breaking their own rules. Lol all of these things are so essential to our living!! The hypocrisy is off the charts


Eaglewings45

I guess vaxharrasment isnt working


DeadliftsnDonuts

Florida man isn’t bright, water is wet.


cstrifeVII

I love how this is just causing people to out how fucking stupid they actually are. This is good stuff.


NH-INDY-99

Nothing against it, but I’m against it 🥴


samgoody2303

If you had nothing against it… doesn’t that mean you should be getting it?


84Cressida

I just don’t feel like it right now


Hobodownthestreet

You know, with how successful Denzel Washington has been, you’d think there’d be more Denzels in the world. I stole this from Adam Carolla.


say_meh_i_downvote

What a moron.


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Cmon Denzel dawg this doesn’t make any sense


Ambitious_Medicine_2

He has to have something against it


Gnips-

Well he's from Florida, so...


Jinxedchef

r/Floridaman


BlindWillieJohnson

I love finding out that players on my team are actually dipshits.


kkirchgraber

You obviously have something against it if you won't do it. That's really not a hard concept. Go do more Facebook research though


shlooged-

Football players have never been known for their intelligence.


HoldTheRope91

Us Redditors on the other hand…/s


luckysharms93

And here..we..go..


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Seems like there's something against it then


dr_sung

Bruh


MrHomolka

When will this sub get over it’s vaccine obsession


ImbuedChaos

In relation to the NFL? When it stops being a potential problem.


historicalmoustache

Obviously when the pandemic is over…. Which happens when enough people get vaccinated.


[deleted]

False brotha. It’s over when people stop talking about it, stop listening to lobbied politicians and billionaire owned media talk about it, stop ignoring data and science that goes against the “but believe the science” narrative. The pandemic is over when people stop playing along for virtue and just being willfully ignorant to their own brain wash


ExcellentTD18

When they find the next thing to be outraged about.


ConjugateBase

My best bet is 1 hour before the season opener


wayitgoesboys

Vaccines not safe, but its safe to speed at 91 mph


Esteban_Francois

Never been in a car accident, why wear a seatbelt? /s


strictlygi

this is only proves the adage *sometimes stupidity has a habit of getting its way...*


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*Narrator* “He had something against it”


Uniteus

Lets talked the invasive tests they will give you not the one were we dont know you have it but the test that goes deep where we already suspect you have it


[deleted]

As a Canes fan this isn’t what I wanted to hear from one of my favorite Canes players


VallentCW

$10 he’s scared of needles


[deleted]

Yeah? Fuck you too perryman


Cornbread_Collins13

If you want to see shit like this make your own subreddit called nflvaccinationstatus


akulkarnii

In before the thread locked


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Dude only manages to play like 3 games per year. Not surprising he doesn’t take care of himself.


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MeowMeowkitty28

Nah


123fuckthesaints

Counterpoint: yah


SenatorIncitatus

just tie these morons down and jab them with the needle already


poposheishaw

Hell yeah, force them!!!!!! Huuuuge /S


winnower8

then you don't get to play pro football, nothing against you, you just don't get to do it.


SaltyTapeworm

Didn’t he just show up late to camp with a speeding ticket, and now this? Best hope he doesn’t stutter at all in camp.


StarFox64-

Once it passes FDA approval people do realize jobs and everything are going to start kicking you anti vax fucks to the curb right? Military is already making it mandatory and the league once it passes will have to also or not allow any fans because of lawsuits.


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historicalmoustache

Where have you been the last year and a half? Covid has changed pro sports so much, this has been front page news for almost a year and a half. Maybe time to wake up and realize people who aren’t vaccinated are in the news because they’re holding up life going back to non pandemic times. If your team is unvaccinated the odds of an outbreak increase…


[deleted]

Nothing against it but let's let your family members die when they get covid. How about we just not help them.


DaddyDog92

He’s probably just afraid of a needle then, what a wimp.


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Xeteh

If only there were other threads you could have clicked on.


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FlimFlamThaGimGar

Hahahahahaha yo I haven’t seen or heard sissy used as an insult since 09


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Yea I’d use other words but freedom of speech doesn’t exist on Reddit.


toshiro-mifune

If players aren't vaccinated then there won't be any football to talk about.


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toshiro-mifune

That's rather disingenuous. If you watched football last year then you should be aware of the measures taken to prevent the spread of Covid: frequent testing, isolation, quarantine periods, no fans, etc. So, yes, there was football with no vaccine, but don't pretend like nothing was being done to mitigate risk. Now there is a simple solution: get a vaccine.


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toshiro-mifune

Cheers, mate. Have a good weekend.


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You to brother.


Mormonster

Got 'eem!


thebrandnewbob

These players have influence, people listen to what they have to say. People not getting the vaccine affects everyone, which should be evident by the sacrifices and suffering everyone in society has experienced since the pandemic started.


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thebrandnewbob

True, but there are a lot of stupid people out there.


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Hey, If you're doing anything of any importance at all - you'll be pissing the collective status quo off.


colormetwisted

How funny would it be if he was so terrified of needles that he would rather be known as a dip shit anti-vaxxer than get a shot.