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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021
Poyer: ‘I still feel healthy and that I can still play this game at a high level’
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Thoughts about retire-
ment? Not when he’s at the
top of his game.
“I still feel healthy and
that I can still play this game
at a high level,” said Poyer,
one of just two players
drafted in the seventh round
of the 2013 draft still playing
in the NFL.
“This is the strongest I’ve
ever been, physically and
mentally. I’m just at a good
place in life right now,” he
said. “I want to play until I
can’t. I want to win a Super
Bowl, and do it with the guys
that I’m with now. It’s defi -
nitely been a fun ride, but
we’re not done yet. The job’s
not fi nished.”
A documentary
Also watching Monday’s
action at CMH Field —
and getting all the close-up
angles — was a fi lm pro-
duction crew, fi lming a doc-
umentary on Poyer in asso-
ciation with Avalon Sports
Group. Former Oregon Duck
and Pittsburgh Steeler Den-
nis Dixon was throwing the
passes, and young fans hold-
ing lucky tickets were given
the chance to run 40-yard
sprints with Poyer.
“They’re doing a docu-
mentary on where I’m from,
and how I got to where I’m
at,” Poyer told Monday’s
audience. “I have a website
dropping in a couple weeks.
My alcohol story will be on
that website. One more mes-
sage that I have, is that it’s
OK to ask for help. When
I was going through some
tough times, I needed to ask
for help.”
Said Rub, “It’s nice that
Jordan has an opportunity
to tell his story, because it’s
a unique story . In so many
ways it compares to Tom
Brady,” a sixth-round draft
choice in 2000, and now
a seven-time Super Bowl
champion.
Poyer’s path has gone
from
“becoming
an
all-American at (Oregon
State) , to a seventh-round
draft choice, to making the
Eagles, to becoming a star
player and a team captain
(for the 2020 Bills). His story
is incredible,” Rub said, “and
his willingness to come back
and tell it speaks volumes
about who he is.”
Poyer said, “I just want
to let kids know that no mat-
ter where you’re from, how
big or small you are, it all
depends on how hard you
work,” he said. “Hopefully,
they will see a positive light
in me, and want to continue
to do whatever it is they’d
like to do.”
Photos by Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Local fans cheer for Jordan Poyer for a
documentary about the football player. Poyer hypes the crowd as
he runs down CMH Field. Poyer catches a pass while warming up.
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Port: ‘Exciting news for the Port’
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“I think this is exciting
news for the Port,” Isom
said. “In particular at a time
when there’s so much ques-
tion — even going through
the budget committee meet-
ings — of what the cruise
ship revenue is going to look
like, this is a huge develop-
ment for us.”
Isom thanked terminal
services manager Sue Tran-
sue and deputy director Matt
McGrath for their work in
setting up the agreement.
The cruise ship will
not have any passengers
aboard. It will be crew-
only and the cruise line has
its own list of approved
safety measures for how it
operates. As of Monday,
there have been no cases
of COVID-19 on board
the cruise ship. The federal
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention allows crew
members to disembark from
cruise ships in U.S. waters
if the ships meet its safety
criteria.
Caution: ‘Our local businesses need our help’
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“Our local businesses
need our help,” he said.
“We are so close to hitting
70%, and that will ensure
our businesses stay open.
We just need more folks to
show up at the next sched-
uled county clinic — or go
to your local pharmacy or
doctor’s offi ce and get that
shot!”
Meanwhile, more than
two dozen virus cases have
been recorded in the county
over the past week. A county
spokesman said on Monday
that many of the new cases
are tied to households, gath-
erings, workplaces and
schools, but declined to pro-
vide any more information.
O f the last 14 virus cases,
the spokesman said, 12
involved people who were
unvaccinated .
As of Wednesday morn-
ing, the county has recorded
1,060 cases since the start
of the pandemic. Accord-
ing to the county, 25 were
hospitalized and nine have
died.
Clatsop County is one of
23 counties that will be at
lower risk. Seven counties
will be at moderate risk and
six will be at high risk.
Counties with a popula-
tion of 30,000 or more are
evaluated for risk based
on virus cases per 100,000
over two weeks and the test
positivity rate for the same
period.
Counties at high risk
have a case rate between
100 and 200 per 100,000
people, and may have a test
positivity between 8% and
10%.
As of Saturday, Clatsop
County had 104 cases per
100,000 over a two-week
period. Test positivity was
5.8%. The c ounty, however,
will remain at lower risk
during a caution period.
Capacity for indoor din-
ing at restaurants and bars
in counties at lower risk is
50% with a midnight clos-
ing time. Up to 300 people
can dine outdoors. Tables
must be limited to eight
people.
Gyms, indoor pools,
museums, theaters and other
entertainment venues can
operate at 50% of capacity.
Grocery stores, pharma-
cies, retail shops and shop-
ping malls can operate at
75% of capacity.
Churches can have a
capacity of 75% indoors
and 300 people outdoors.
Indoor social gatherings
must be limited to 10 peo-
ple from four households in
counties at lower risk. Out-
door gatherings can have 12
people.
Indoor and outdoor vis-
its are allowed at long-term
care facilities.
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