The NFL is keeping its guarantee.
Heading into Week 2, the league said it would implement the guidelines compelling sideline personnel to use face coverings during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Speaking of Gruden, following Mondays 34-24 win over the Saints, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the Raiders head coach admitted he had the coronavirus previously this year.
Based on images from Sundays game in between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears, Joe Judge might be next. And he wont be alone. More coaches and clubs can expect comparable punishments as the memo last week from Troy Vincent, who oversees the leagues football operations, was mainly neglected throughout the weekend.
On Monday, three head coaches discovered out theyre getting costs for face mask offenses.
Amongst other culprits: Patriots coach Bill Belichick and his offensive organizer Josh McDaniels, Chiefs protective planner Steve Spagnuolo, Colts coach Frank Reich and Rams coach Sean McVay.
The league reacted with hefty fines of $100,000 per coach and $250,000 per club. The first three to get fined were Denvers Vic Fangio, San Franciscos Kyle Shanahan and Seattles Pete Carroll, according to a person with knowledge of the penalty who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity since the coaches were not determined.
” Im doing my finest,” he said. “Ive had the infection. Im doing my finest. Im very sensitive about it. Im calling plays. I simply wish to communicate in these circumstances, and if I get fined, Ill need to pay the fine, however Im very delicate about that, and I apologize.”
When he contracted the virus in March, and dont forget that Payton had the NFLs first case of COVID-19.
Topping a weekend of purposeful defiance and/or desultory disobedience, Raiders coach Jon Gruden, who said recently he felt Vincents memo was directed at him, and Saints coach Sean Payton were shown on a split screen Monday night, both of them breaking the rules.
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” Im doing my best,” he said. I simply want to communicate in these scenarios, and if I get fined, Ill have to pay the fine, but Im very delicate about that, and I apologize.”
Based on photos from Sundays game between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears, Joe Judge could be next. More coaches and clubs can expect similar penalties as the memo last week from Troy Vincent, who oversees the leagues football operations, was largely ignored throughout the weekend.
The guidelines dont use to players, but all other individuals with bench location gain access to, including coaches and members of the club medical staff, are required to use face coverings at all times.
In his strongly worded memo, Vincent stated teams “should remain watchful and disciplined in following the protocols and procedures put in place by ot just the league, union and clubs, however also by state and city governments.”
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Failure to do so, Vincent cautioned in his memo, “will result in accountability procedures being enforced against offending individuals and/or clubs. The face covering should be worn as designed so that it securely fits throughout the wearers nose and mouth to prevent the transmission of the infection.”
( The Associated Press added to this report.).
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