NFL fines Raiders, Jon Gruden, takes draft pick for repeated COVID-19 violations

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders were fined $500,000 in the sixth round of the 2021 draft, and coach John Gruden was fined another $150,000 by the NFL for calling ESPN a brutal and repeated violation of protocol [COVID-19] by a source.

The decision came after the Raiders had already received $250,000 and Gruden $100,000 for not wearing the mask properly when the team opened its home in the second week, and the team was fined another $50,000 for allowing access to the locker rooms after that game.

In addition, Darren Waller was fined $30,000 and got nine teammates, including quarterback Derek Carr, $15,000 each for playing in the fifth minute. On 10 October, they had attended a mask-less Walker Foundation charity event and mixed with the crowd.

Las Vegas imposed fines totaling $1,185 million for violations of COVID-19 protocols, and the Raiders were the first team to lose the design for the violations.

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Neither Gruden, who said he got the virus this summer, nor owner Mark Davis, who told ESPN at the end of September that boys need to be tougher in the fight against the virus, is still our biggest opponent. – reacted immediately to the comments, although Gruden would address the press on Friday.

Yahoo Sports made its first criminal report on Thursday.

Two weeks ago, Pro Bowl right tested Trent Brown positive for COVID-19, but because he wasn’t wearing his marker at the command post, and because several players weren’t wearing masks after rookie Damon Arnette’s corner was added to the COVID-19 roster, Four other participants in the starting line of the Las Vegas attack – on the left tackling Kolton Miller, left defender Denzelle Good, middle back Rodney Hudson and right defender Gabe Jackson – were considered close contacts at risk, and they were all forced to go through a self-quarantine within a week.

In fact, this week’s prime time for Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers was scheduled, moved from the early afternoon lock to the early afternoon, and the four were not allowed to play without training until the morning.

Brown had been taken off the CWID-19 list last week and was scheduled to start in Cleveland, but his failure with the drip led to an overnight stay in a local hospital. On Wednesday he returned to the Raiders and on Thursday, while still struggling with complications of the virus, he returned to the COWID 19 list.

On Tuesday, the NFL Players’ Association and the NFL released updated COVID-19 protocols after positive tests on the day of the game resulted in several high-risk close contacts. The League now recommends that players and staff wear masks on the sidelines during matches.

Sources reported that looters were repeatedly warned of certain violations, but the violations continued despite the warnings. More severe penalties may be imposed for new offences.

Last week Gruden, who took on the mantra of the overwhelming virus at a training camp, was outraged: The Raiders were imprisoned as a warning.

I am very proud of our organization and of what we have done, he said at the time. A lot has been written and said, I think, about some of the wrongs we’ve committed. We’re about to fight the virus. What we’ve done as an organization is first class.

ESPN NFL insiders Dan Graziano and Adam Schaefter contributed to this report.