ESPN Sideline Reporter Refuses Vaccine-Walks Away From Job
For just about every law, rule, or “mandate” (our new synonym for these it seems) you have in life, there will always be something or someone in a situation that makes you say, “Yeah, but what about this!” Allison Williams has been a sideline reporter for more than a decade of football seasons.
The latest sidelines that provide her port of call are those she patrols for ESPN. She will not be patrolling them this year. You see, at a time when Covid-19 vaccinations have now been mandated by employers and the federal government Allison Williams and her husband are trying to have a baby. And therefore, to me, she becomes a classic example of “Yeah, but what about this?” when it comes to a mandate. Her Tweet yesterday pretty much says it all.
This will be the first fall in the last 15 years I won’t be on the sidelines for College Football.
— Allison Williams (@AllisonW_Sports) September 9, 2021
My heart hurts posting this but I’m at peace with my decision. pic.twitter.com/np5V3gdrfW
I hope everyone gets the vaccine. I’m a big believer it doing so. I also am a big believer in there are exceptions to every rule (or “mandate”). And clearly, Allison Williams is a big one. I wish her and her family NOTHING BUT THE BEST, and can’t wait to see her on the sidelines, doing what she loves, again soon. I also can’t wait to hear about a new baby that she goes home to.
