(08-07-2020, 11:48 AM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote:

(08-07-2020, 10:57 AM)TrivialPursuit Wrote: One thing this pandemic has told me...

there are a LOT more cowards than I thought there were.

A lot are financially savvy as they are on 1-year contracts.  Thus, if a person is contracted to make $2 million this season (which is at risk of being cut short), they may make a lot less than $2 million if there are only a few games prior to being cancelled, then their contract expires.  If they opt out, the get $150k and make their full $2 million next season.  If a player is struggling to make a team (like Alan Hurns) they get $150k this season and prolongs their career by another year whereas if they are out of football next season, they probably make a lot less than $150k as the enter their post-NFL career

There are some issues with that. The $150,000 is not free money. It is an advance on next years salary, so it is deducted from the $2 million. If the $2 million is not guaranteed, they can just cut the player after this season and then the player owes the team $150,000. Unless a player needs another year in the league to qualify for benefits, there is no good financial reason to sit out for most players.

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