The Las Vegas Raiders’ Jon Gruden was one of five coaches fined $100,000 for violating COVID-19 mask protocols in Week 2. Now, comes a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter the team is being investigated for violating NFL coronavirus protocols.
Per Schefter:
The alleged violation occurred after Monday night’s win over the New Orleans Saints, when an unauthorized team employee entered the Raiders’ locker room without the credentials to do so, according to sources.
The NFL will continue to enforce this limitation and will impose discipline for violations, according to a source. The league, with the help of state and federal committees as well as the NFLPA, has established strict thresholds regarding access — meant to curb and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
According to the report, the league believes an unauthorized person gained access to the team’s locker room.
The league believes there’s evidence that a non-credentialed person eluded the security checkpoints to enter the Raiders’ locker room Monday night, according to sources, and is now closely studying the incident and determining whether discipline is warranted.
Gruden, the Saints’ Sean Payton, the Niners’ Kyle Shanahan, the Broncos’ Vic Fangio and Seattle’s Pete Carroll were hit with six-figure fines and their franchises were fined $250,000 apiece.