The NFL Players’ Association is continuing to strive to find the best possible practices to ensure their players are able to safely return by the start of training camps at the end of July.
Most recently, the players’ union sent out a memo to NFL agents instructing them to advise players as to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’ risk factors for COVID-19. NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero reports the agents are required to speak with their clients on the matter by mid-July, urging them to contact their own, personal physicians prior to deciding on whether or not to play this season.
A copy of the memo is included in Pelissero’s tweet.
“Every player needs to be aware of their individual medical status as they approach a return to work,” the memo reads. Players are to be advised to contact both their personal as well as their team physicians. “Proactive engagement in this matter will help players achieve that goal.”
