Von Miller had COVID and he said he's still having some respiratory trouble.
We don't know the long term issues this thing can cause in 20s/30s either.
There's no need to rush into this.
Oh I'm not saying anything about rushing into anything.
I'm suggesting that if most people people were put in these guys shoes, they would opt to play. Not out of love for the fans or any bushit like that. Just from a simple risk vs reward scenario, where they'd be weighing the potential of earning more money than 99% of people will earn in their lifetime vs a miniscule chance of poor health outcomes.
Obviously guys will and should opt out if they'd do choose we it's their right. But I think the rewards are simply too great for most.
However if the nfl doesn't freeze contracts, then that obviously skews risk vs reward for players on low earning contracts