With training camp just around the corner, the NFL is making some steady progress in getting its players vaccinated against the Coronavirus. According to a report by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, eight teams have so far crossed the 85-percent threshold the league is aiming at.
Teams who have more than 85 percent of their players vaccinated will have to manage fewer restrictions once they open their camps later that month. In total more than 71 percent of players around the league have received at least one Covid-19 shot.
While it is not known at this point in time whether or not the New England Patriots are among those eight teams — the league and its organizations are not making the information public — head coach Bill Belichick acknowledged last month that his team would be heading in the right direction as well.