Isaiah McKenzie posts NFL letter fining $ 14,650 for not wearing a mask

Players who are not vaccinated must adhere to the same COVID protocols that apply in 2020. And the NFL is no joke when it comes to imposing fines for default.

The league, we’re told, has already fined a number of unvaccinated players for not wearing masks. Another was fined this morning. Isaiah McKenzie Bill Receiver shared on social networks the letter he received today asking him to pay $ 14,650 for recent infractions.

The league moved quickly; the behavior triggering the fine occurred on Wednesday.

“On August 25, 2021, around 2:15 pm, as you walked through the indoor sports complex and into the training hall, you did not wear a mask,” says the letter from the league office released by McKenzie. “Then around 4:35 p.m. on August 25, for several minutes, you again failed to wear a mask in the weight room meeting area as you gathered near other players after the offensive meeting.”

The letter published by McKenzie confirms that it is one of the various Bills that are not vaccinated. This confirmation is not necessary; only unvaccinated players are liable to fines for not wearing a mask.

McKenzie’s tweet mocks the result, asking his followers to “pray for mewith a smiley emoji afterwards. Someone should definitely be praying for him, as he is clearly at risk of being cut next week.

McKenzie arguably lands at No.6 on the receiver’s depth chart, behind Stefon Diggs, Emmanuel Sanders, Cole Beasley, Gabriel Davis and Jake Kumerow. If other players below McKenzie are vaccinated, the Bills will be very tempted to keep one instead when the roster drops from 80 to 53 in five days.

McKenzie could be saved by his valor as a return specialist; he is currently the # 1 option for kickoffs and punters. (Last year, he returned two kickoffs for a total of 32 yards and a punt, which resulted in a touchdown of 84 yards.)

McKenzie received a signing bonus of $ 137,500 on the one-year deal he signed to stay with Buffalo. Part of his salary of $ 990,000 is guaranteed. That may not be enough to secure a spot on the list, however. Between not getting vaccinated and breaking the rules, McKenzie tempts fate as the Bills undoubtedly seek to increase their vaccination rates by getting rid of some of the players who persist in their refusal to do what they should have. do it weeks ago.