Post by JABF on Aug 7, 2020 9:36:32 GMT -6
These are probably the most at-risk to Covid-19 during games and practices.
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The guys in the trenches might be the most concerned
Browns center and NFLPA president JC Tretter said on a conference call a couple of weeks ago that his job will be "more dangerous than ever" this season, and it's not hard to see why. Tretter's job literally requires that he and other guys are breathing in one another's faces on every play. Given what we know about how COVID-19 is transmitted, this is not ideal.
So maybe it's no surprise that 20 of the 66 opt-outs were offensive linemen and 10 others were defensive tackles. Those are the guys who are up close and in each other's faces on every play. While Tretter didn't opt out, his words echoed in our minds as we watched so many trench players make the list. (There were 11 wide receivers, too, but we don't have as obvious a speculative reason for that.)
The guys in the trenches might be the most concerned
Browns center and NFLPA president JC Tretter said on a conference call a couple of weeks ago that his job will be "more dangerous than ever" this season, and it's not hard to see why. Tretter's job literally requires that he and other guys are breathing in one another's faces on every play. Given what we know about how COVID-19 is transmitted, this is not ideal.
So maybe it's no surprise that 20 of the 66 opt-outs were offensive linemen and 10 others were defensive tackles. Those are the guys who are up close and in each other's faces on every play. While Tretter didn't opt out, his words echoed in our minds as we watched so many trench players make the list. (There were 11 wide receivers, too, but we don't have as obvious a speculative reason for that.)
