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Michael Irvin mad at Cowboys' lower vaccination rate, for football reasons

The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly among the NFL teams that have not yet reached the league's 85% COVID vaccination threshold for easing training-camp restrictions with camp set to begin Thursday in Oxnard, California.

That has angered Cowboys legend Michael Irvin — for football reasons. He believes that every little edge a team can gain, the greater their chances of winning a Super Bowl.

"If you're not one of them teams [above the threshold], are you really thinking about winning a championship? You see what I'm saying," Irvin said, via ESPN.com. "OK, so now if you're not getting vaccinated and you got all these other teams that are getting vaccinated .