re: Ryan Day says "exploring options to play fall ball" one day after AD says we stand beside

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So you think schools won't be liable if a player doesn't pass his NFL combine physical because of a heart condition caused by covid? Don't kid yourself.

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What do you honestly think the likelihood is that a) a player gets covid and b) that player develops serious complications AND c) that player is a draft worthy prospect that doesn’t recover sufficiently and it costs them draft positioning. Now, even if that happens to one player (which is highly improbable) what do you think that costs the school i litigation? $1M? Hell let’s say $10M. If they don’t play football then these schools lose $50+ million. In other words, even under the most unlikely of scenarios, teams still make $40m more by playing than not.

You may think I’m being cold but I honestly think if we put legal liability to the side that these kids are safer playing football. They will get tested more often and are more likely to adhere to protocols with the focus of needing to prep for games, which means they are much less likely to get the virus to begin with. Even if one player gets it on campus or at a party, it’s more likely to be flagged in testing and that player will be quarantined and will not be getting others sick.