Vaccinated NFL player hospitalized with COVID-19

A vaccinated NFL player was hospitalized Tuesday due to COVID-19.

Minnesota Vikings offensive guard Dakota Dozier, 30, had trouble breathing, according to a report citing Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer.

“It’s serious stuff, so I don’t know,” Zimmer said. “Like 29 guys are getting tested because of close contact, including myself. Just do what we do.”

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Dozier had been placed on the team’s COVID-19/reserve list Friday and is reported to be in stable condition.


The question was raised if Dozier’s condition resulted from a bad reaction to a vaccine booster, ESPN reported. Zimmer denied the suggestion.

“No, it was COVID,” Zimmer said. “I’m not a doctor, but it was COVID pneumonia or something — he had a hard time breathing.”

As of Wednesday, five Vikings players were on the team’s COVID-19/reserve list, the report stated.

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The team is following all NFL protocols and will reportedly mandate team-wide testing to contain the virus.

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