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Players raise concerns about playing football in 2020

If you ask Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady about any fears of holding workouts despite the recommendation from the NFLPA to players to stop during the COVID-19 pandemic, he’d blow it off by quoting Franklin D. Roosevelt.

But not all players share the same thoughts. In fact, several players don’t even feel safe playing football this season. At least not right now.

New Orleans Saints safety and member of the NFLPA’s executive committee Malcolm Jenkins voiced his thoughts about playing football in an interview on Thursday where he considered football a “nonessential business” when discussing the risks of playing a 2020 season.