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NFL changes COVID-19 protocols ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

By Matthew Miller
Published November 18, 2021 1:37am ET
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NFL changes COVID-19 protocols ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
FILE - This file photo shows an NFL logo on a goal post padding before a preseason NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File) | Rick Osentoski

The NFL is revising its COVID-19 protocols ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, according to a memo sent to teams on Tuesday.

The league said in a memo it would mandate that both vaccinated and unvaccinated team personnel wear masks while indoors for a week beginning on Thanksgiving Day, The Hill reported.

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