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Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce is encouraging fellow NFL professionals and the wider public to play some offense against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kelce told the Associated Press on Friday that he felt "more comfortable getting the vaccine, knowing that it helps fight away this deadly disease."
The number of NFL players in the COVID-19 vaccination process has reached 80%, with nine teams having 90% or more of their players in that category.
Dr. Allen Sills, the league's medical director, said Friday that nearly all Tier 1 and Tier 2 team employees - those who deal directly with players - have been vaccinated.
Five teams are at less than 70% of players who have either received one vaccination shot or both.
He is optimistic the number of vaccinated players will continue to rise as training camps open.
On Thursday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the 32 teams warning that forfeited regular-season games could occur for a COVID-19 outbreak caused by nonvaccinated players.
Kelce had this simple message: "This virus is still real and you have to be we have got to be cautious about you getting everybody on the field if somebody does have it."
"I would suggest that everybody gets it," Kelce said.
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