Are teams not claiming players because of covid protocol or just being boring like always?
Probably a culmination of a lot of things. Covid being one thing, contract and teams not willing to add salary being another. Using up a contract slot on is a factor for some teams.
For the most part, when a player hits waivers, a team will already have two or three of a very similar player already so they don't need another one.
It seems that most of the time, a claim is put in when an injury happens, and often, you'll see that player back on waivers a month later and clears