HOF game and inductions cancelled. Well inductions just postponed

Two ways I see Franky winning this bet and vegan being right:

A high profile player gets placed in something similar to ICU due to COVID

Any player regardless of status dies from COVID.


Outside of the above two scenarios I don’t think there’s a chance the nfl season is cancelled

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Truly hilarious you posted a quote from Zeke directly saying he wants to play and thinks it supports your argument more than mine. Take the L my friend or find a quote from a player saying they don’t want to play because it’s unsafe.

Nfl and it’s players both have a LONG history of covering up medical info to get out there on Sundays.

I'm going to guess that when it comes down to the choice of making millions of dollars playing football in the fall with a chance you get sick or sitting at home and never leaving the house that they'll choose to play football.

This doesn’t make sense to me. The players will be quarantined. You and Zeke seem to be mistaken if you think their uncles and grandparents will live with them during quarantine. Sure, some players will break the rules, but I don’t know where you’re getting this idea that the players are just gonna be roaming around living life on their off days. Not gonna happen

5) Some high-profile players will object to playing out of fear for their own wellbeing or the wellbeing of family members.

Malcolm Jenkins: ‘Risk has to be eliminated’
Jenkins expressed what other players are surely feeling, and that’s concern about playing football while trying to stay clear of COVID-19.

“Until we get to a place as a country where we feel safe doing it, we have to understand football is a non-essential business, so we don’t need to do it,” Jenkins told CNN. “The risk has to be really eliminated before we — before I — would feel comfortable going back.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci recently made news by saying it’s hard to see football being played in the fall unless players and coaches were “essentially in a bubble.” That is not realistic for the NFL.

“The NBA is a lot different than the NFL because they can actually quarantine all their players, or whoever is going to participate,” Jenkins said on CNN. “We have over 2,000 players, even more coaches and staff, we can’t do that.”

Jenkins said he worries about family members like his parents getting sick if he’s exposed to the virus.

“We end up being on this trust system, the honor system where we have to hope guys are social distancing and things like that, and that puts all of us at risk,” Jenkins said.


The NFL hasn’t definitively laid out any plans for what happens if players want to opt out of this season due to fear of the virus. On an episode of HBO’s “Real Sports” with the union heads for the NFL, NBA and MLB, NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith was asked if he could see a scenario if a game is played between two teams that have several players who have opted out.

“Certainly. Just about everything is possible, just about every scenario is possible,” Smith said. “We’re going to be making a lot of decisions based on up-to-the-minute information that we have.”

That doesn’t give us a clear idea of how the NFL and union will treat players who want to opt out. There’s still some time to work through all of that, but clearly the virus is not going away. The NFL canceled its Hall of Fame game and Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in early August, which is after training camps are slated to open.

Jenkins says he won’t feel comfortable until the risk is eliminated, but the league and union have acknowledged they can’t eliminate the risk. A vaccine is highly unlikely to be readily available by football season.

Jenkins is a prominent voice in the NFL. If Jenkins does decide to not play this season, he might not be the only one.

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It's not about the health of the players, it's about the health of their families. That's what all these guys are saying.
I honestly don't know where you're getting that they'll be quarantined. You mentioned Ariza below but I don't think the NFL has a similar bubble plan in place like the NBA does. The Pats quotes above actually cast doubt on the feasibility of that happening.

I predict 98 percent of NFL players will show up to play when the time comes and paychecks are on the line.

Many of these guys are millionaires. Did you see the Jenkins and Zeke quotes? There is a considerable amount of players okay with skipping due to concern about their families.

Over/under 45 players who voluntarily skip game 1. Which side you have?

Over/under 45 players who voluntarily skip game 1. Which side you have?

If things continue on the next six weeks, I'll take the over. But I don't think that it will matter, I don't see venues like Soldier Field being opened anyway. Better enjoy whatever you get from the NBA and MLB.

Over/under 45 players who voluntarily skip game 1. Which side you have?

yeah, they're not worried about concussions and long-term brain damage, but the COVID virus???? What in the actual fuck?

So looks like you're another guy who ignores what NFL players are saying and just makes something up yourself, If you scroll up, yes, you will see guys like Zeke and Jenkins express more concern about COVID than concussions. And it has nothing to do with concern about the players themselves getting sick. Not sure why this is so difficult to understand.

So looks like you're another guy who ignores what NFL players are saying and just makes something up yourself, If you scroll up, yes, you will see guys like Zeke and Jenkins express more concern about COVID than concussions. And it has nothing to do with concern about the players themselves getting sick. Not sure why this is so difficult to understand.

So over 45 for week 1? I'll take the under.

I don't think the season will even start. Avatar signature bet?

I don’t generally say this but I agree with Vegan. The MLB season will be a disaster and the NFL will save face.

I don’t generally say this but I agree with Vegan. The MLB season will be a disaster and the NFL will save face.

I don't think the season will even start. Avatar signature bet?

How did Malcolm Jenkins suddenly become the go to expert on every topic.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

FF demands evidence of prominent players speaking up against starting the season, is presented with two players doing more or less exactly that, and ignores it all in favor of a dumb tweet. SAD!

Despite the advisory, Brady and several of his new Buccaneers teammates, including tight end Rob Gronkowski, continued to hold workouts at a Tampa, Florida, high school, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Smith also addressed ongoing talks between the league and union over how positive coronavirus cases among players will be handled from a roster and benefits perspective.

"I certainly understand how competitive our players are and I get that," Smith told USA Today. "But at the same time, we are in the process of trying to negotiate, we have to negotiate with the league about what happens to a player if they test positive during the season. Does that player go on injured reserve? Do they go on short-term IR? If you test positive for the virus after training camp, is that a work-related injury? Are you covered under workers comp? What benefits are available to you if you have downstream injuries from contacting COVID-19?

"All of the things that players may want to do during the offseason have a direct impact on how well we can negotiate protections for them once the season starts. We sent out the guidance because we think that was in their best health and safety interests. Let's just say for some of the players who have practiced, we've made sure that they've heard the message."