NFL Management Council sets fines, suspensions for ‘High Risk COVID-19 conduct’

The NFL Management Council dropped a missile to the 32 clubs Monday, outlining a schedule of fines and suspensions for “High Risk COVID-19 conduct.”

That would include going to clubs, bars, and having house parties, reports Tom Pelissero. Of course, none of that would occur, right?

The NFL Management Council just sent clubs an updated discipline schedule, including fines and suspensions for “High Risk COVID-19 conduct,” such as going to clubs, bars and house parties without PPE.

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— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 4, 2020

Additionally, NFL.com reports:

All remaining issues between the NFL and the NFL Players Association on the side letter to the collective bargaining agreement making changes for the 2020 season have been resolved and, following a review by the union, the deal is done.

Perhaps the largest agreement comes with the sides’ accordance for an opt-out deadline, which will be Thursday at 4 p.m. ET, as Pelissero reported players were informed of the deadline on Monday night. They were likewise told that the annual drug testing window would commence on Friday.

While the deadline for players to opt out of the season is set for Thursday, the deal the NFL and NFLPA finalized will also permit players to opt out later in specified situations due to family or medical circumstances, Pelissero reported.