The NFL passed some new rules regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and received backlash from many players across the league. Well, on Friday we saw some fallout regarding coaches. One of the Minnesota Vikings assistants left after he failed to get the vaccine. Now Bill Belichick has lost one of his assistants from the New England Patriots staff for the same reason.

There is surely more of this to come from the coaches, who are required to be vaccinated if they are on Tier 1 status. Alas, the players too might decide to not play this season amid the NFL's new vaccinations rules.

The Vikings and Patriots are the first two teams to have this situation occur, and there could possibly be a handful more in the coming days with training camp right around the corner for most teams.

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Arizona Cardinals star DeAndre Hopkins hinted at possible retirement after the NFL's new rules, although he retracted the statements later and said he will play for a long time still.

This is a shocking development worth monitoring regarding the coaching staff across the league and it will be worth monitoring as players and coaches prepare for training camp and get ready for the 2021 NFL season.