Allen Hurns opted out of last NFL season due to health concerns about the coronavirus and the impending birth of his son, Chase. Back with the Miami Dolphins, he has some concerns of returning — “It’s like being a rookie,” he said — and surely of a crowded receiving room.
This has become a debate simmering inside pro sports teams as in many workplaces. But a baseball dugout or NFL locker room isn’t the office down the street, and the ramifications go beyond the worker next to you missing a few days of work.
In the NBA, Phoenix Sun guard Chris Paul was declared out of the NBA playoffs “indefinitely” on Wednesday due to testing positive for COVID-19.