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NFLPA recommends players skip voluntary offseason workouts

For the second-straight year, NFL teams might be forced to hold their voluntary offseason workouts virtually.

The NFLPA sent a memo out to its members encouraging players to skip voluntary offseason workouts because of the pandemic, per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network.

NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith and president JC Tretter just sent this letter to all players, reiterating the union’s recommendation that players should not attend voluntary workouts amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/1VotazhRyr

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 13, 2021

NFLPA president JC Tretter said the hope was that organizations would hold OTAs and minicamp virtually before players report for training camp.