SCW NEWSWATCH: "NFL players have option to opt out of 2020 season" - NFL

"Under the amended collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association, agreed to on July 24, players have the choice to opt out of the 2020 NFL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... with written notification within seven days of the date that the NFL and NFLPA finalize the agreement that includes the terms of such opt-outs. ... To be designated a voluntary opt-out, a player must be under contract or subject to a tender. ... To be designated a higher-risk opt-out, a player must have a diagnosis ... in their medical records of at least one of the ... factors ... [in the] modified list of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) risk factors list ..."

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