Virtual Off-Season Expected for 2021

[Hedge]

 

 

[Just Joshin]

On 4/14/2021 at 7:26 PM, GG1 said:

These guys played during the peak, but are now concerned about controlled workouts when the virus is in a decline?

 

Yeah, it's all about safety.  

I must have missed the announcement where the NFLPA merged with the teachers union.

[Hedge]

 

Also, from a few days ago:

 

 

[Hedge]

 

 

 

 

 

And if you haven't been paying attention to the verbiage in a lot of these statements, COVID is far from the only reason that is being cited.

 

My expectation is that a lot more future contracts are going to start taking some money away from game checks and then including work out bonuses.

[Ann]

 

 

https://twitter.com/NFLPA/status/1383202127187750916

[Ann]

NFLPA statements about skipping voluntary workouts now total 15 teams
 

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As PFT has previously reported, four teams — the Packers, Bills, Jaguars and Chiefs — will not be asked to skip workouts because many players on those teams have workout bonuses in their contracts.
 

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[Koko]

10 hours ago, Ann said:

NFLPA statements about skipping voluntary workouts now total 15 teams
 

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As PFT has previously reported, four teams — the Packers, Bills, Jaguars and Chiefs — will not be asked to skip workouts because many players on those teams have workout bonuses in their contracts.
 

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Beane the Wizard strikes again.

[Ann]

More:

San Fran
 

NO
 

 

[Ann]

Baltimore
 

Philly
 

 

[Ann]

Small thread

 

 

 

[Ann]

"Blame"? The per diem means something to those marginal players. Getting that money in the spring means something to the players who haven't been making millions for years. Add that to team bonding... credit is a better word than blame.
 

 

[Ann]

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/NFLPA/status/1384214498056171522

[Spartacus]

On 4/17/2021 at 7:51 PM, Koko said:

 

Beane the Wizard strikes again.

I'm sure that workout participation was pushed by McDermott

[Ann]

 

 

https://twitter.com/NFLPA/status/1384583204657586179

[Foxx]

NFL takes issue with NFL’s offseason program injury data

 

As Mark Twain once said, “There are three kinds of lies. Lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

 

The NFL has taken issue with statistics provided by the NFL Players Association regarding offseason program injuries, indirectly characterizing them as lies and/or damned lies.

 

In a memo sent to all teams on Wednesday, a copy of which PFT has obtained, the NFL says of the union’s claim that the lack of an offseason program resulted in significantly decreased injuries last season, “Simply put, this claim is inaccurate and misleading.”

 

The memo takes issue with four claims made by the union. First, as to the notion that there was a “23% decrease in missed time injuries last year,” the NFL claims that this measurement doesn’t take into account the cancellation of the 65-game preseason and the reduction in the number of traditional training-camp practices. “There is simply no basis on which to conclude that the reduction in missed time injuries had anything to do with the elimination of the in-person offseason program,” the memo explains. “In fact, several types of injuries — especially those to the lower extremities — were up in the first four weeks of the regular season in 2020.” ...

 

 

 

[Ann]

 

 

https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1385358085590499334

[Ann]

A pertinent reminder.
 

In case you cannot see the tweet:

[Ann]

👆  Been a rule for eons and countless contracts, but the NFLPA didn't like the reminder...

Link
 

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PFT has confirmed that the NFLPA sent an email to all players regarding the James injury, and the NFL memo regarding it. The memo was first reported by Tom Pelissero of NFL Media.
 

In the email, the NFLPA calls the NFL “gutless” for using a player’s serious injury as a “scare tactic to get you to come running back to these workouts.”
 

“This memo is yet another sign of what they think of you and also affirms that they simply want to control you year-round in any and every way that they can,” the NFLPA tells its members.
 

Then comes the most important portion of the email, even though it’s buried deep in the message. “Despite the open threat of an ‘NFI’ designation, Ja’Wuan was working out to stay in shape under a program recommended to him by his coach,” the email contends.
 

This implies that the union may plan to challenge any non-football injury designation, based on the argument that, even though James was away from the facility, his injury was covered because he was following a workout regimen recommended by his coach (presumably, his strength and conditioning coach). A union source, when asked by PFT whether this argument will be made, pointed out that the Broncos haven’t placed James on the NFI list yet, and that the “reality is most of these types of injuries get resolved.”
 

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[Spartacus]

1 hour ago, Ann said:

👆  Been a rule for eons and countless contracts, but the NFLPA didn't like the reminder...

Link
 

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PFT has confirmed that the NFLPA sent an email to all players regarding the James injury, and the NFL memo regarding it. The memo was first reported by Tom Pelissero of NFL Media.
 

In the email, the NFLPA calls the NFL “gutless” for using a player’s serious injury as a “scare tactic to get you to come running back to these workouts.”
 

“This memo is yet another sign of what they think of you and also affirms that they simply want to control you year-round in any and every way that they can,” the NFLPA tells its members.
 

Then comes the most important portion of the email, even though it’s buried deep in the message. “Despite the open threat of an ‘NFI’ designation, Ja’Wuan was working out to stay in shape under a program recommended to him by his coach,” the email contends.
 

This implies that the union may plan to challenge any non-football injury designation, based on the argument that, even though James was away from the facility, his injury was covered because he was following a workout regimen recommended by his coach (presumably, his strength and conditioning coach). A union source, when asked by PFT whether this argument will be made, pointed out that the Broncos haven’t placed James on the NFI list yet, and that the “reality is most of these types of injuries get resolved.”
 

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maybe the Union should spend some time advising its players what the consequences are for their actions

[Ann]

 

 

From the article...

 

This likely will be a topic of conversation during the union’s open call for all players, set for 4:00 p.m. ET today. The question is whether many rookies will dial in. All of them should. All of them should hear what’s said, so that they can make the best decisions they can regarding the commencement of their NFL careers.

 

And if they call, here’s a fair question to ask. Why aren’t veteran players from teams that aggressively use roster bonuses being asked to put some of their money at risk when rookies are being asked to put all of theirs in danger?

 

 

https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1390684075422322689