Half the players who opted out last year no longer with team
More than half of the 67 NFL players who opted out of the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic are no longer with the same team and almost two dozen aren't on anyone's roster. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) (Steven Senne)ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — (AP) — More than half of the 67 NFL players who opted out of the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic are no longer with the same team. Thirty-three of the players who opted out have returned to open 2021 training camp with their same team. The NFL Players Association had urged players to skip voluntary spring workouts at teams’ training facilities, citing health and safety concerns following last year’s virtual offseason. And they draft players to replace other players they've got on the team.”___More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comDoug Pederson says he feels great, has no COVID-19 symptoms
PHILADELPHIA Eagles coach Doug Pederson says he feels great and has no symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus. Im very fortunate.The 52-year-old Pederson enters his fifth season as Philadelphias head coach. I think one of the things Ive learned this offseason is, I can still run the team virtually, Pederson said. The list is for players who either test positive or have been exposed to someone who has. Pederson is the second NFL head coach known to test positive.