The NFL season started without issues, but the Titans suffered a COVID outbreak, and several big-name Patriots tested positive. As the NFL hopes to continue the season, we'll bring you the latest updates from the league:JUNE 15Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported Tuesday that over half of the players on rosters have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot. In addition, he relays that 30 teams have at least 95% of Tier 1 and 2 staff vaccinated, while the other two are at at least 90%, and 16 teams have at least 51 players fully vaccinated or in the process of being fully vaccinated. Read more here.JUNE 10The NFL has been strongly incentivizing players and all other team personnel to get their COVID-19 vaccines, and Washington defensive lineman Montez Sweat does not appreciate the way the league has handled the situation. Sweat said on Wednesday that he is “not a fan” of the team and NFL trying to persuade players to get vaccinated. He said he does not feel enough information is known yet about the vaccines. Read more here.Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians told players, "If you want to get back to normal, get vaccinated." Arians also said the Buccaneers are holding a coronavirus vaccine drive for players and their family members, and he expects to see "a long line" of individuals getting their shots. Read more here.Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy said he enjoys seeing expressions on the faces of maskless individuals during interactions. "At the same point in time, there are the safety measures. And if you’re not vaccinated, then you need to wear your mask," Nagy said. "So for us, we would love for everybody to get their vaccinations. And we encourage that and educate them on it … We all have our own opinions on what we want to do and not do. But if you understand the education of it, if we encourage it — which is what we’re doing — then we can all make our own decisions and decide to get it." Read more here.JUNE 9Nearly 4 million people in North Carolina are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Sam Darnold is not one of them. The Carolina Panthers quarterback said Wednesday that he has not been vaccinated and is still evaluating the situation, according to ESPN's David Newton. Panthers head coach Matt Rhule added that he isn't pressuring players to get vaccinated, allowing them to make their own informed decision. Read more here.JUNE 8NFL assistants who aren't vaccinated by the end of this week could be prohibited from having any face-to-face contact with players and kept off of practice fields and out of meeting rooms. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer told reporters Tuesday that multiple assistants received their shots following last week's warning. Read more here.Per Katherine Terrell of The Athletic, Saints head coach Sean Payton told reporters Tuesday that all Saints coaches, staff members, and other essential personnel considered either Tier 1 or Tier 2 have been vaccinated. Payton added he's "confident" that at least 85% of players will eventually be vaccinated. Read more here.JUNE 7The Buffalo Bills held training camp sessions at St. John Fisher College in Rochester every year from 2000 through 2019 but couldn't last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Per a statement on their website, the Bills confirmed Monday they are holding camp at their club facility starting next month. Read more here.JUNE 5Although there are no official numbers from the NFL, Ben Volin of the Boston Globe hears that the league is generally struggling to get its players vaccinated against COVID-19. Two agents that represent several dozen players between them believe less than half of the league has gotten a vaccine. Read more here.JUNE 4The Chiefs have been one of a few teams to have high attendance at OTAs. The NFLPA advised players to skip in-person workouts this spring, arguing that a virtual approach is smarter and safer, but the Chiefs see OTAs as an opportunity they couldn't pass up. Patrick Mahomes said players are showing up to OTAs so the Chiefs can try new things and build chemistry after a disappointing Super Bowl. Read more here.NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports assistant coaches from at least four teams could lose their Tier 1 status because of their continued refusal to get COVID-19 vaccine shots. Unless they receive jabs by the end of next week, they will be banned from having direct interactions with players and also from meeting rooms and fields. Read more here.JUNE 2Myles Garrett slowed down in a big way at the end of 2020, and he admitted that he dealt with significant physical effects from his bout with COVID-19 long after he was cleared to return to play. Garrett said Wednesday that he felt like he was operating at half his normal conditioning, and his asthma worsened his symptoms and his endurance even after he’d recovered enough to play. The good news is Garrett said he has shaken off all remaining effects of the virus and expects to be at full strength all season. Read more here.The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement calls for a 12-man practice squad in 2021, but the league’s 2020 COVID-19-induced expansion is expected to remain in place this coming season. Sixteen-man practice squads are likely to stay for 2021, according to NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero. In addition, the 2020 modification that allowed teams more injured reserve flexibility is on track to return as well. Both teams and players supported these tweaks last year, creating momentum for their returns in 2021. The league and union remain in negotiations on the coming season’s COVID protocols. Read more here.MAY 28Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll told reporters he'd prefer his players get vaccinated as soon as possible. Carroll was, however, sure to point out a player's vaccination status won't determine if he has a place on the roster come September. Read more here.MAY 26The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to a $208.2M salary cap for the 2022 season. That number could change somewhat based on a few factors. Still, it sounds as though the league is on track for a significant uptick. Read more here.According to NFL Media's Judy Battista and Kevin Seifert of ESPN, the NFL is loosening health and safety protocols for players fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Owners were told during a Wednesday virtual meeting that fully vaccinated players no longer need to participate in daily coronavirus testing, aren't required to wear masks or approved face coverings at team complexes, have no travel restrictions, can eat inside team cafeterias, use sauna and steam rooms, can interact with other vaccinated individuals, utilize weight rooms without following capacity limits, and don't have to quarantine if exposed to an infected person. Read more here.MAY 25Bills head coach Sean McDermott told reporters Tuesday he's "concerned" about the number of players who have and haven't voluntarily received the shots. Read more here.According to multiple media reports, training camps around the NFL are slated to start in about two months on July 27. Fans will also be in attendance with some restrictions due to the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The league is also planning for some fan events on July 31. Read more here.MAY 24According to NBC Sports’ Peter King, the NFL has discussed allowing teams to operate with more freedom this season if 85% of the roster is vaccinated. The league has already offered some incentives for personnel who are two weeks removed from receiving their final vaccine shot: Vaccinated personnel are no longer required to wear masks inside the facility; players, staff no longer required to undergo daily testing for COVID-19; NFL no longer requires vaccinated personnel to be quarantined if in contact with an infected person. Read more here.New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced that venues such as MetLife can return to full capacity starting this coming Friday. In a joint statement, the Giants and Jets announced: "We are thrilled by Governor Murphy's announcement today to have MetLife Stadium operate at full capacity for the 2021 season. We can't wait to welcome our fans back, creating the gameday atmosphere we have all been missing. We will continue to work to ensure the return of fans is accomplished in a safe and responsible way." Read more here.MAY 19Pro Football Hall of Famer Charles Woodson and two-time Pro Bowler Al Harris will be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame on Aug. 28, the franchise announced Wednesday. Woodson and Harris were supposed to be inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame last year, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused the ceremony to be rescheduled to this summer. Read more here.MAY 18The NFL and NFL Players Association aren't mandating that players get vaccinated to participate in offseason activities or the 2021 season, and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith lashed out at Bills GM Brandon Beane during the annual Sports Lawyers Association conference on Monday for suggesting he would consider cutting an unvaccinated player if doing so helped loosen certain NFL health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus. "When a general manager speaks out and says something that is not only inconsistent with league policy, but just has a rank disregard for the rights of our players, I don't know any other way of characterizing that other than just the stupidity that underlines it," Smith said, according to Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal. NFL executive vice president and general counsel Jeff Pash did not mention Beane directly but added: "Our labor agreement is pretty clear on what grounds you can and can’t release a player for, and there is not a requirement that players be vaccinated." Read more here.MAY 15Offseason minicamps have become a hot-button issue in the NFL this offseason, with the NFLPA urging players to skip many workouts. That advice was even extended to rookies ahead of their minicamps, though early evidence indicated that few followed that advice. The reason for that is pretty simple, and is succinctly summed up by Denver Broncos first-round pick Patrick Surtain II: they felt they couldn’t afford to miss out. Read more here.MAY 14Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport (h/t Grant Gordon), the NFL informed teams via a memo sent Friday that fully vaccinated players and staff members no longer need to wear approved face coverings inside or outside at club facilities. Read more here.MAY 13The Chicago Bears won't have head coach Matt Nagy working in-person during this weekend's rookie minicamp sessions. Nagy has to participate in minicamp virtually after he was deemed a high-risk close contact of a family member who tested positive for COVID-19. Rapoport added that Nagy is not yet fully vaccinated against the coronavirus but will receive the necessary shot(s). Read more here.Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has a new role this spring: Star of a public service announcement encouraging all eligible Ohio residents to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots as soon as possible. Read more here.MAY 11Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic reported Tuesday that no NFL games will be held in Mexico City later this year due to coronavirus outbreaks, rates and active cases throughout that country. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars will serve as "home" clubs for games that will occur at the Tottenham stadium and be officially unveiled during Wednesday's full schedule release. Read more here.MAY 7Bills general manager Brandon Beane said Wednesday that he hypothetically would consider cutting players if they did not receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The NFL reportedly spoke with Beane following his comments about releasing unvaccinated players. According to ESPN's Dan Graziano, the league said a team cannot release a player solely due to vaccination status. Read more here.MAY 6The Washington Football Team became the latest NFL team to announce it would have fans at full capacity for home games at FedEx Field for the upcoming 2021 season. The state of Maryland is currently allowing outdoor events at 50 percent capacity, but that number is expected to rise as vaccination rates increase over the next few months. Gov. Larry Hogan voiced his support for the Football Team having fans at full capacity by September and encouraged people to get vaccinated. Read more here.APRIL 27Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday that effective Aug. 1, "industry restrictions will be lifted at that time, and capacity will increase to 100% for all industries, with businesses encouraged to continue following best practices." So the Patriots are one track to have a full stadium once football season begins. Read more here.