Recently, the Vikings players announced through the NFL Players Association that many of them will not be attending voluntary, in-person workouts on account of the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors.
Vikings DE Stephen Weatherly talked about his decision not to attend with Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press.
“There’s a new variant that’s doing some really bad numbers in regards to spreading rate, and it’s affecting the low 40s, 30s and the highest 20s (age groups). I’m 27, so, yeah, I’m concerned,” Weatherly told Tomasson.
Weatherly added that the Vikings players made the decision to say “many of us” in the statement and not all, because they wanted to keep options open for players with workout bonuses and players who were injured and had to go to the facility.