Which NFL Players Have Opted Out For 2020?

In the amended 2020 NFL collective bargaining agreement, NFL players agreed to final COVID-19 language that would include a voluntary opt-out for the 2020 season and a higher risk opt-out that would require a diagnosis. Here's the basic premise of the language that has resulted in players opting out of the 2020 season. Full contract language can be seen below.




VOLUNTARY OPT-OUTS




Baltimore Ravens:




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HIGHER RISK OPT-OUTS





Minnesota Vikings:




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UNSPECIFIED OPT-OUTS





Chicago Bears:




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Joe Kinsey is the Senior Director of Content of OutKick and the editor of the Morning Screencaps column that examines a variety of stories taking place in real America. Kinsey is also the founder of OutKick’s Thursday Night Mowing League, America’s largest virtual mowing league. Kinsey graduated from University of Toledo.