The Los Angeles Rams announced on Friday that they will be skipping in-person voluntary workouts this summer, joining a handful of other teams and players in believing that conditions are not yet adequate in response to being safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine other teams have released similar statements and the following statement by the Browns, whose center J.C. Tretter is the NFLPA president, outlines many of the issues players are concerned about:
“The NFL’s memo outlining how they plan to implement voluntary workouts falls short of what we as players believe is adequate.