The NFL is preparing for the 2020 season with veterans beginning to report to training camp today. As part of the NFL and NFL Players Association agreement for operations during the coronavirus pandemic, players are allowed to opt out of this season, essentially putting their contract on hold for a year while receiving a stipend throughout the season, with “high-risk” players receiving $350,000 and lower-risk players receiving $150,000 (though the stipend is more like a loan off the salary they should have made this year, and will be “paid back” with the tolled year of the contact).
NFL COVID opt-outs begin
