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re: Chance Warmack opting out of 2020
Posted on 7/28/20 at 12:52 pm to remaster916
Posted on 7/28/20 at 12:52 pm to remaster916
Well, when they opt out, they only get $150,000 for this year from what I understand. Still, 90%^ of the public would take "only" $150k all day every day!
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Posted on 7/28/20 at 6:04 pm to phil4bama
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Well, when they opt out, they only get $150,000 for this year from what I understand. Still, 90%^ of the public would take "only" $150k all day every day!
Sure, but the NFL minimum for a player with one year of experience 2020 is $675,000. They're getting less than 1/4 of what a second year guy that barely made the roster will get. Also, while they get to count the year towards becoming a free agent, they don't get the year credited to a contract - meaning that if they have a back loaded deal that would pay a lot next season they won't get it. Guys that opt out get their 2020 contract salary in 2021.
Also, guys like Warmack and Smith were for different reasons hanging on to their careers by a thread. Odds are good by sitting out 2020, they've both played their last down of NFL football.
I get the sentiment that says the minimum wage grocery clerk has to work, you should go to work too - and I don't disagree in spirit - but if these guys are willing to forego the amount of money that's in play and very likely for some their entire careers then I don't see how you can read much more into it than they're really that scared of the virus.
Posted on 7/28/20 at 8:13 pm to phil4bama
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Well, when they opt out, they only get $150,000 for this year from what I understand.
If they are at-risk, they get considerably more. If they aren't, they just get the $150.
Some of these guys opting out are unsigned for this season, and might not get signed. It's a no brainer for them to opt out and get the money.
A host on WJOX brought up a good point. The guys who opt out aren't going into a bubble for the next year. They're going to be with friends and family. They're going to go on vacations. They'll be eating out. There might even be play dates and coaching little league.
So, for many of them, they might feel a sense of safety by not playing, but they're giving up a controlled environment where precautions are taken every moment that they aren't on the field and where they are tested every single day and have instant 24 hour per day access to doctors. They probably aren't any safer by not playing.
This post was edited on 7/28/20 at 8:14 pm
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