A game official near the NFL logo during the NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills at State Farm Stadium on December 07, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images) The NFL is requiring certain team employees to have a "bona fide" reason to forego the COVID-19 vaccine or get barred from restricted areas.Top league officials, including Commissioner Roger Goodell, sent a memo to teams outlining new COVID-19 safety protocols on Tuesday.The memo stated to teams that their Tier 1 and Tier 2 employees, with the exception of players, "should be expected to be vaccinated unless they have a bona fide medical or religious ground for not doing so." The memo further stated that those who refuse the.