Sixty-five NFL players opted out of the 2020 season ahead of Thursday’s league-imposed deadline. And though that deadline has now passed, more opt-outs could be coming.
Former New England Patriots linebacker Jamie Collins said Thursday that players will continue to consider opting out if they feel wary about their health or their family’s health.
“I just felt like we needed more time,” Collins, now with the Detroit Lions, said in a video conference with reporters, as transcribed by the Detroit Free Press. “We need more time, and now that today’s the deadline, still later down the road, it’s still going to be a problem because there’s a lot of guys that it’s going to be — emotions are really going to come out if it hits home and affects people that are very close to them or somebody that’s near and dear to them.