One of the many unusual ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic that so defined the lives of virtually everybody last year is the fact that it left so many people in so many different fields with choices to make about the risk and reward of continuing their path or putting it on hold.
Every major sports league in the United States offered players in some form or fashion the ability to opt out of the 2020 season without penalty. Some NCAA players also made the decision to skip the season, including some top-rated players who have declared for the 2021 NFL Draft.