NFLPA to announce new program limiting locker room interviews after some players were seen 'naked on camera'

The dynamics betwixt the media and NFL players volition look antithetic successful the adjacent aboriginal after Cincinnati Bengals halfway Ted Karras confirmed Thursday that the NFLPA plans to enact a programme stopping members of the media from conducting interviews wrong the squad locker room. 

Karras, an NFLPA subordinate rep, spoke to the media this week astir the caller programme that is aimed astatine protecting the "sanctity of the locker room" aft helium said that determination were respective instances this play wherever players were seen "naked connected camera." 

Ted Karras, #64 of the Cincinnati Bengals, looks connected from the sideline anterior to an NFL shot crippled against the Washington Commanders astatine Paycor Stadium connected September 23, 2024, successful Cincinnati, Ohio.  (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

"As you’ve heard from a mates of teams present and the NFLPA is going to travel retired with a connection – In an effort to support the sanctity of the locker country and the comfortableness of the players, each squad is going to fig retired a programme to wherever we behaviour our interviews extracurricular of the locker room," Karras said.  

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"Now, this doesn’t barroom you from the locker country – we can’t bash that, but what we privation to bash is get cameras disconnected guys successful backstage moments successful our locker rooms." 

Karras explained the basics of the program, and added that it was not meant arsenic "an indictment" against members of the media. Teams oregon players are not required to travel the caller program. 

"This is what our rank feels is champion for the players." 

New England Patriots halfway Nick Leverett talks to the media earlier practice.  (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Karras said the thought had been brought astir during the COVID-19 pandemic, but involvement successful implementing a caller programme was brought connected by incidents wherever players were filmed successful the nude portion successful the locker room. 

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"This has been a taxable of treatment since COVID with the COVID protocol, erstwhile nary 1 was successful the locker room. It’s been brought up respective times since then, and present we fig it’s the clip to bash it," helium said. 

"I deliberation what brought it to airy was a mates guys bare connected camera this year. I cognize that’s happened a fewer times passim the past of the league. But this volition not impact crippled day, I don’t think. We’re gonna travel up with a bully solution to marque the week arsenic creaseless arsenic possible, get everyone the clip they request and, again, support the sanctity of the locker room."

Joe Burrow, #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals, walks retired of the locker country to the tract anterior to a crippled against the San Francisco 49ers astatine Levi's Stadium connected October 29, 2023, successful Santa Clara, California.  (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The programme is aimed astatine stopping locker country interviews during the week but not connected crippled day. Karras said that portion players are escaped to bash what they want, helium asked that members of the media "respect" the caller process of interviewing players. 

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"This is not an excuse to debar the media," helium added. "We are contractually obligated to beryllium disposable 1 clip a week for questions . . . so, that volition not beryllium an issue." 

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