NFL star reveals anti-vax Covid-19 stance that could end his career

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley has shocked the sporting world, declaring he would rather retire from the NFL than get vaccinated for Covid-19.

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 15: Wide receiver Cole Beasley #11 of the Buffalo Bills during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on November 15, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Bills 32-30. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

NFL star Cole Beasley has shocked the sporting world, saying he’d rather retire than follow get vaccinated against Covid-19 and follow the NFL’s medical regulations.

The Buffalo Bills wide receiver took to Twitter on Saturday (AEST) to announce he is not vaccinated for Covid-19 and has no intention at all to get a jab.

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“Hi, I’m Cole Beasley and I’m not vaccinated!” Beasley said in a lengthy note posted to his Twitter account.

“I’m going to live my one life like I want to regardless.

“I may die of Covid, but I’d rather die actually living.”

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— Cole Beasley (@Bease11) June 18, 2021

The 32-year-old said he wasn’t concerned about the implications his decision may have on the future of his professional football career.

“I don’t play for the money anymore. My family has been taken care of,” Beasley said.

“Fine me if you want. My way of living and my values are more important to me than a dollar.

“I love my teammates and enjoy playing ball because all the outside bs goes out the window in these moments.

“I just want to win the Super Bowl and enjoy these relationships that will be created along the way.

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley has vowed not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

“If I’m forced into retirement, so be it.

“A lot of other NFL players hold my position as well but aren’t in the right place in their careers to be so spoken.”

Beasley copped backlash after expressing his dissatisfaction with the NFL’s new Covid-19 regulations for the pre-season and training camps, which allow fully vaccinated players to train, move around and travel freely but enforces stricter guidelines for unvaccinated athletes.

The veteran said he had spoke to the NFL Players Association — who he labelled “a joke” earlier in the week — about his concerns with the league’s new Covid-19 policies.

“Now we have spoken and are working through it,” he wrote in a separate reply on Twitter.

“From what I’ve been told these are guidelines for pre-season and it’s nothing final.”

Cole Beasley dead ass said he’d rather retire from the NFL than get vaccinated that is truly wild to me.

— WizKay (@WizKayTV) June 19, 2021

Beasley is entering his third season with the Bills after spending seven years with the Dallas Cowboys.

He set career highs of 82 catches and 967 yards in 2020 to help the Bills finish on top of the American Football Conference standings in the East.

The NFL season will get underway in September and the Bills will be aiming to make a run to the Super Bowl this year.