You may have noticed in recent weeks that there is a new tug-of-war going on between the NFL and the NFLPA. The union is pushing to encourage players to skip voluntary offseason workouts, with the intention being to ultimately eliminate them as in-person practices altogether.
After Denver Broncos tackle Ja’Wuan James suffered a season-ending injury working out on his own, however, the NFL purposefully sent out a memo essentially reminding everybody that the team had no obligations to pay James for this season because his injury was sustained outside of their premises.
It’s becoming a very thorny issue that will probably have to require some mediation in time.