As the NFL finally set the deadline for NFL players to voluntarily opt-out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns, one Detroit Lions players who has already made that decision explained why. Wide receiver Geronimo Allison went to social media over the weekend to tell his fans why he didn’t want to risk playing football this year.
“One of the greatest joys of my life has been playing professional football. I wasn’t sure anything could ever top that until my wife and I welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world, just a few months ago.