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66 players opt out of NFL season due to coronavirus pandemic
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/players-opt-out-of-nfl-season/507-59400cac-0e93-4f55-9d73-0d450e910adaNo team has come close to New England in losing players for the upcoming season, seeing eight players step away.
Author: BARRY WILNER (AP Pro Football Writer)
Published: 4:39 PM CDT August 6, 2020
Updated: 4:39 PM CDT August 6, 2020
Editor's note: The video above was published Aug. 5, 2020.
A total of 66 players have opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly half of them linemen.
Twenty offensive linemen and 11 on defense opted out before Thursday's deadline. Players with a medical opt out will receive a $350,000 stipend, whole those voluntarily opting out receive $150,000 as an advance against future salaries.
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But whatever position or sport, I would not be playing! 
