Reserve offensive lineman Leo Koloamatangi is the Jets’ first known player to opt out of the 2020 season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Koloamatangi informed the team that he would be bowing out due to COVID-19 concerns. Jets veterans began to report to Florham Park on Tuesday after the team’s Infectious Disease Emergency Response plan was officially approved by the NFLPA on Monday.
Koloamatangi signed with the Detroit Lions in 2017 as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Hawaii. He spent time between the team’s active roster and practice squad before being waived during final cuts in 2019.
Last October, the Jets signed Koloamatangi to the team’s practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster in November for the team’s final seven games. Koloamatangi was inactive for two of the games and did not play in the team’s final five games.
Koloamatangi is now the 22nd known player to opt-out of the 2020 season. Koloamatangi, who played his college football at the University of Hawaii, helped with COVID-19 relief efforts in the island state over the past few months.
