I granted each player anonymity so that he could freely express his thoughts without risking retaliation from his team, or in Player 2’s case, his own parents, who don’t know he is vaccinated and wouldn’t approve of it. Four of the six players were fully or partially vaccinated, one was undecided, and one, a free agent, said he will never get it. Two said they would not have gotten the vaccine if they didn’t play in the NFL. Only one player said he got the vaccine for a reason other than football: He wanted to protect his kids.