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Larry Fitzgerald of the Cardinals says he doesn’t have the ‘desire to play right now.’

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 29: Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals stands on the sideline during a preseason National Football League game against the Denver Broncos at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on August 29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

During an appearance on Sirius XM’s “Lets Go” with Jim Gray, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was asked about his future in the NFL, and he stated that he has no interest in playing this season.
GO TO FOXNEWS.COM FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE “To be honest with you, I simply don’t have the want to play right now,” Fitzgerald told NFL Network.
“I’m not sure how I’ll feel in September, October, or November, but right now, I just don’t feel like it.”
And I believe I must show respect for that.
“Football isn’t one of those games where you want to go out there and play without being totally engaged and ready to prepare and do the things that you need to do.” Fitzgerald hasn’t said whether he’ll return this season over the offseason.
Before to training camp, Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury reportedly told Fitzgerald that the ball was in his court.
Meanwhile, Arizona bolstered its defense by bringing in veteran A.J. Hawk.
Green and the 2021 NFL Draft selection of Vanderbilt’s Rondale Moore
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fitzgerald is the franchise’s all-time leader in catches (1,432), receiving yards (17,492), and receiving touchdowns (121) after spending his entire 17-year career with Arizona.
Fitzgerald has 54 receptions for 409 yards and one touchdown last season.

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Cole Beasley isn’t anti-vax or pro-vax when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccination and NFL protocols.

Cole Beasley Says Players Need ‘Proper Knowledge’ on Vaccines: ‘I’m Neither Anti or Pro Vax’ In a statement released Wednesday, Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley attempted to explain why he hasn’t taken the COVID-19 vaccine, saying that he believes NFL players don’t have all of the pertinent information.
He also expressed dissatisfaction with the league’s modified COVID-19 protocols, which handle vaccinated and unvaccinated players differently.
“I’m neither anti-vax nor pro-vax.”
“I’m a pro-choice person,” Beasley stated in a statement released on Wednesday.
“The problem here is that information is being kept from players in order for them to be persuaded in a direction with which they may not be comfortable.”
“There should be complete transparency regarding information when dealing with a player’s health and safety.
We need to know that we are fully informed and that people who are in a position to assist us will always do so based on our unique circumstances.” Here’s the rest of the statement: “Without all of the necessary information, a player can feel confused and unsure of a very personal decision,” Beasley wrote about immunizations.
“That makes a player feel unprotected, and it raises questions about future themes surrounding health and our capacity to make smart judgments,” Beasley noted in June.
“If you’re afraid of me, stay away.”
“Period,” Beasley said in a Twitter statement [sic].
“I might die of covid, but I’d rather die genuinely living,” Beasley said, adding that with NFL training camps started, he wanted to be a voice for players who are afraid or unwilling to get vaccinated.
“Some people say I’m being selfish by making this a’me’ thing,” Beasley stated in a statement released on Wednesday.
“It’s all about the young players who don’t have a voice and who are reaching out to me every day because they’re being told they’ll be cut if they don’t get vaxxed.”
“So, once unvaccinated players are cut, they’re losing a dream they’ve worked their whole lives for over a vaccine that has been shown to not save people from developing COVID,” Beasley continued.
Others, including players and coaches, have been hesitant to be vaccinated.
In a since-deleted tweet, Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins stated the NFL’s new COVID-19 outbreak and vaccine regulations are making him “worry” about his future in the league.
“I never imagined I’d say this, but being forced to injure my team because I don’t want to take the vaccine is making me doubt my NFL future,” Hopkins tweeted.
The NFL’s revised rules allow immunized athletes to return to near-normalcy, according to Ryan Tannehill.
Unvaccinated players, on the other hand, are subject to a slew of restrictions.
The league will pay unvaccinated players $14,650 if they breach COVID-19 regulations this season, according to ESPN’s Jenna Laine.
As players arrived at training camps on Tuesday, the NFL sent teams updated COVID-19 camp and preseason protocols.
According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, another charge outlined in the document was a $50,000 fine for failing to submit a necessary COVID-19 test.
Beasley said the major goal now that the league’s protocols are in place is to keep him and other players safe.
“Safety isn’t just about avoiding the COVID virus,” Beasley explained.
“Our health is now and in the years ahead, which we are attempting to protect with our personal decision by doing everything we did in our protocols throughout the extremely successful 2020 NFL season.”

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Xavien Howard asks the Dolphins for a trade: ‘I’m just here so I don’t get fined.’

Dec 26, 2020; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard (25) against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

The 28-year-old agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract, making him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL at the time.
While coming off his greatest season in the league in 2020, he is due $12 million in non-guaranteed money in 2021.
Jalen Ramsey ($20 million AVG), Marlon Humphrey ($19.5 million AAV), Tre’Davious White ($17.25 million AAV), Darius Slay ($16.6 million AAV), and teammate Byron Jones ($16.5 million AAV) all have higher contracts than Howard.
Howard and his agency never asked for a new contract, preferring to propose alternatives such as more guaranteed money.
The Dolphins turned down those pitches, according to the Baylor product.
Howard was chosen 38th overall in the 2016 NFL Draft by Miami.
During his five-year career, he has 55 pass deflections and 22 interceptions to go along with two Pro Bowl appearances and a First Team All-Pro selection in 2020.
Regarding Howard’s future, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said on “SportsCenter” on Sunday that many in the NFL believe the Houston Texans could be a good fit for the two-time Pro Bowler.
This is due to the fact that Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has asked for a trade and has stated that he would accept a transfer to Miami.

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Xavien Howard asks the Miami Dolphins for a trade: ‘I don’t feel valued or respected.’

Pro Bowl cornerback Xavien Howard of the Miami Dolphins revealed in a statement Tuesday night that he has requested a trade, arguing that he has outperformed his contract.
Howard stated, “I don’t feel cherished or respected by the Dolphins.”
“I can take a business-first approach just like they can.” Howard reported to training camp on Tuesday after being upset all summer by Miami’s refusal to modify his deal.
Howard signed a five-year, $75 million contract in 2019, making him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL at the time.
But, after a 10-interception season (the most in the NFL since 2007) that won him an All-Pro selection, he is due $12 million in non-guaranteed money this year.
Howard’s contract is now the sixth-best per-year average, and he recently switched agents to help him negotiate a better deal.
“The footage backs up my assertion that I’m one of the finest cornerbacks in the league,” Howard said.
“But, I’m the second best paid cornerback on my own team, and it’s not even close.” In free agency last year, Byron Jones, the corner opposite Howard, signed a five-year, $82.5 million deal.
Howard and his new agent, David Canter, never asked for a new term, preferring to propose alternatives such as more guaranteed money on a modified contract, according to Howard.
The organization turned down those pitches, and he claimed that “the organization has not worked with me in good faith.”
“That’s why I want to be clear that I’m unhappy and have asked for a trade,” Howard stated.
“Until that trade comes, I’m just here to avoid getting fined, and I’ll handle myself like a pro,” Howard said. Howard has the ability to play press-man coverage and catch the ball.
Since joining the league in 2016, he has 22 interceptions and 55 pass deflections.
Just Marcus Peters (23) of the Baltimore Ravens had more picks in that time frame.
In 2019, Miami received two first-round selections in return for left tackle Laremy Tunsil, the last time it traded an outstanding talent.

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Xavien Howard, a cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, has requested a trade and is attending training camp to avoid a fine.

Xavien Howard: ‘Until That Trade Happens, I’m Just Here So I Don’t Get Fined’ After reporting to Miami’s training camp on Tuesday, the All-Pro cornerback released a statement later that evening revealing that he had sought a trade.
“Until that trade comes, I’m simply here to avoid getting fined,” Howard said, “and I’ll handle myself like pros do.” Players who fail to report to training camp will be fined $50,000 per day by the NFL.
Because he was unsatisfied with his existing contract, he had already lost almost $119,000 over the offseason by missing mandated sessions and forfeiting his workout bonus.
Howard inked a five-year, $75.25 million contract deal two years ago.
Following that, Howard only played five games in 2019 due to injury, but had a fantastic season in 2020.
He was an All-Pro last season after leading the NFL with 10 interceptions.
But, as Howard stated in his statement, he is the team’s second highest paid cornerback.
In March 2020, the team signed cornerback Byron Jones to a new contract.
Howard made it clear that he and his agent never requested “a completely new deal,” preferring to “work things out with the Dolphins and bring answers to the table.” “These were ideas of adjustments that would not only make me feel more valued, but were also cap friendly,” he stated.
“But, the Dolphins turned down all we offered.”
“This is why I don’t believe the organization has treated me fairly.”
The Dolphins don’t seem to value or respect me.
“I can take a business-first approach just like they can.” More NFL coverage:

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Herschel Walker slams woke American Olympians, accusing them of “putting down the greatest country” while representing it.

Herschel Walker, a former Olympian and retired Dallas Cowboys running back, told “Hannity” on Monday that the U.S.
Athletes opposing their own country on the international stage are at the “wrong place at the wrong time,” according to Walker, who competed in the 1992 Albertville Games in France.
“Because we are the greatest country in the world, and we do have the proper to protest,” he said, “but I believe it is the wrong place and wrong time,” he added. “As a people, we must decide to elect the right people in office because if you get the right people into office and hold people accountable, we would not have these problems,” he added.
“If you read the Constitution, it talks about everything we want to fight about today — and right now, we have leaders that won’t hold people accountable, so I think that’s the difficulty we’re having,” Walker added.
“But this is the wrong place and the wrong time to [protest] because you are representing the United States of America,” Walker said, adding that his feelings are shared by the NFL, which has announced that “Lift Every Voice & Sing,” also known as the Black National Anthem, will be played before games this fall.
Walker, who is Black, described the shift as a “poor idea” that “opens a can of worms.” “We’ve got to represent the United States of America, and if you don’t like this nation, you don’t have to stay here,” he said.
Walker believes that athletes who protested racial injustice decades ago, such as U.S. athletes, should be remembered.
They were doing so in Mexico City in 1968 since they did not yet have the rights that they possess now.
Parts of the United States were still segregated at the time.
“Recall that there were separate bathrooms at the time.”
Many African-Americans were unable to eat in a restaurant.
They did protest, and now we have the opportunity to be treated fairly, but they are not honoring that and holding individuals accountable for what they are doing.” Presenter Sean Hannity also asked Walker about speculations that he is considering a U.S. presidential run.
In 2022, he will seek for Senate against liberal Democratic Sen.
Georgia’s Raphael Warnock
Walker, who grew up in Wrightsville, added he hasn’t decided whether to run yet and that if he does, it will be “on my timetable.” “Georgia has always been on my mind, that’s what people don’t realize,” he said, quoting Ray Charles’ famous lyric in rebuffing detractors who point to his Texas roots.
“And if people look back at anything I’ve ever stated, I’ve always said I’m a product of Georgia.”

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Clay Travis is against mandatory vaccinations for NFL players and other athletes.

On Friday night, Clay Travis, co-host of “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show,” appeared on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” to discuss his thoughts on coronavirus rules in sports.
RICK DENNISON, VIKINGS COACH, IS OUT AFTER REFUSING TO GET THE COVID VACCINE: REPORT CLAY TRAVIS: The NFL is going about it the wrong way.
These are healthy, young players.
They should be immunized if they wish to.
We don’t have to keep testing all of these players if they don’t want to.
Covid isn’t a threat to them.
I understand that some people are offended by this, but it is an important message in the world of athletics.
We no longer need to be concerned.
We have the information.
You are not at risk from Covid if you are young and healthy and participate in sports.
Now, if you feel in danger, you can be vaccinated, but I don’t believe any of these policies are necessary.
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Mark Cuban of the Mavericks offers Cole Beasley of the Bills an incentive to get and market the COVID-19 vaccine.

ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 28: Cole Beasley #10 of the Buffalo Bills on the sidelines during the second of a game on Thanksgiving Day against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 28, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. The Bills defeated the Cowboys 26-15. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

After the NFL player indicated on Twitter that he would get immunized and advocate receiving the vaccination if the firm shared its earnings with his wife, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban offered Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley a piece of Pfizer stock if he gets vaccinated and promotes getting the vaccine.
On Tuesday, Beasley, 32, responded to a tweet from Pro Football Talk on the NFL and NFLPA rewarding vaccination by claiming he would be vaccinated only if Pfizer, one of the COVID-19 vaccine’s manufacturers, would donate “a percentage of the earnings from the vaccine in my wife’s name.”
But Beasley retaliated, arguing the message wasn’t “literal,” and that it wasn’t about the money, as he told one Twitter user.
“It wasn’t meant to be literal.”
I’m not interested in your money.
If we had a real chat on the phone, I could explain why the NFL’s new rules may result in more games being canceled this year than last.
Perhaps you could assist.
“Does it effect your decision to be vaccinated?” Cuban asked, adding, “does that impact your decision to get vaccinated?” Cuban felt the offer was “fair enough” and encouraged the wideout to contact out to him.
” Beasley has taken a firm stand against the NFL’s new health protocols for the next season.
Last month, he stated that he would rather retire than be vaccinated.
“I’m not in it for the money any longer.”
My family has been looked after.
If you wish, you can fine me.
In a lengthy message uploaded to Twitter on Friday, Beasley stated, “My way of life and my principles are more important to me than a dollar.”
“I’ll be doing what I do outside.”
I’ll be out and about.
If you’re [sic] afraid of me, stay away or get vaccinated…
I may die of covid, but I’d rather die living.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Beasley reinforced that message on Twitter Tuesday, responding to one person with, “Its not about the money.”
If I’m willing to play for free this year, it’s not about the money,” he tweeted.
“You guys are so sensitive that no one can say anything these days.”
When it comes to individuals, everything is life and death.” The NFL is pushing hard to get players and club staff members vaccinated.
The amended regulation keeps the limits on unvaccinated players from previous season while removing most of the restrictions for vaccinated players.