As news continues to break around the league with players opting out of playing in the 2020 NFL season due to the risks associated with COVID-19, a deadline approaches which will prevent most additional players to make that choice if they haven’t already.
Thursday, August 6th at 4 PM Eastern is the deadline for NFL players to select the opt-out provision available to them in 2020. Those who choose the opt-out will receive a $150,000 advance of their contract if they do not have a diagnosis which qualifies them as high-risk. They receive a $350,000 stipend if they do qualify as high-risk according to the league guidelines
However, there are ways in which a player will be able to opt-out after Thursday.