A few dozen players have opted out of playing in the NFL this season against the backdrop of COVID-19, with those players citing a variety of concerns ranging from exposing their families to a level of discomfort with the league’s planning to this point. That is not particularly surprising, given the way we’ve seen things go sideways...
/gestures everywhere
...in the larger world, where other leagues have shut down, outbreaks flare up in different parts of the country more or less constantly, and things as basic as staying a few feet apart and wearing a mask have been incorporated into the rolling American argument.