Nearly 70% of Cowboys players are fully vaccinated

Nearly 70% of Cowboys players are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus as the team prepares to leave for training camp in Oxnard, California, a source said Monday.

The NFL hasn’t made an official announcement, but the teams are working like some COVID-19 restrictions will be relaxed once they hit the 85% threshold for fully vaccinated players.

The cowboys are unlikely to hit the 85% mark by their first training camp on Thursday, the source believes. The team leaves for camp on Tuesday.

Fully vaccinated players do not have to wear a mask in the team facility or undergo daily tests for the coronavirus. Vaccinated players can travel to away games on a team charter, train together in the weight room and participate in charity events.

Players who are not fully vaccinated must fly to away games separately from the team, continue to distance themselves from vaccinated teammates and not leave the team hotel.

The cowboys will hold a training camp in a county bordering Los Angeles County, which just reimposed a mask mandate for interiors over the weekend. LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he was unable to enforce the mandate due to cost concerns and believed the mandate was not scientifically based.

Cowboys training camps are held in Oxnard, Ventura County. Health officials have not indicated whether a mask requirement would apply in Ventura County.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said Monday on CNN that vaccinated people are “90% better protected from the virus.”

Draft picks remain unsigned: third round selects cornerback Nahshon Wright and defensive end Chauncey Golston less than a week before the first camp training session without a signature. Unsigned players are not allowed to participate in the training camp. The Cowboys have signed nine of their eleven draft picks, including first-round player Micah Parsons.

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