NFL training camps opening with eye on baseball, babysitting

Bry and Brees aren't B words dominating opening of NFL training camps.

Try baseball and babysitting.

As veterans report Tuesday for COVID-19 testing, with on-field work far on horizon for w, eyeballs are focused on pandemic issues in Major League Baseball. coronavirus outbreak with Miami Marlins, who won't be playing any games rest of this week, is foremost in football world.

“You kw, for what’s going on in baseball right w, it affects everyone,” Jets quarterback Sam Darld said. "I mean, because you look at game Marlins h and, you kw, y affect players on or team and n dugouts are n infected. re’s good way of really going about it. And you’ve got to start canceling games.

"So it’s just a matter of what league wants to do. And, if people start getting or contracting virus within NFL, it’ll be interesting to see how NFL wants to handle it.”

Titans coach Mike Vrabel said he is t using word worried, but "obviously, (we're) always very concerned about health and safety of our players and ir family and coaches and our staff in this building. But until we see how our protocols and our plan that NFL and players association worked so hard to put into place, till we see how those are going to function and work, we can’t make any changes. We have to to follow plan."

body kws if plan will work, of course.

Falcons coach Dan Quinn said baseball players having positive tests led to question of “How does travel affect that and testing when you go on ro and when you don’t?”

Quinn said he was enjoying baseball’s return, “so I was disappointed to see outbreak h affected games being played. So, it’s definitely something we all discuss for sure.”

What Broncos President Joe Ellis won't be discussing is keeping tabs of where his players go and what y do. At least t yet.

“We can’t control what happens when y go home. We’re t going to babysit m and spy on m or anything like that," he said. “y’re grownups. We’ll just ask m to conduct mselves appropriately to take care of mselves such as y’ll be taking care of whole organization, ir teammates specifically, and ir coaches. And we’ve got some good guys on team I think that can help get that mess through to m.”

biggest news from NFL teams Tuesday dealt with opt-outs. Any player who decides t to play this season will get a $150,000 stipend if it is a voluntary move, and $350,000 if it is for pre-existing medical reasons.

Opting out were several key members of New England Patriots: linebacker Dont'a Hightower, a defensive leer; safety Patrick Chung; offensive tackle Marcus Cann; running back Brandon Bolden; and fullback Dan Vitale, according to people familiar with decisions who spoke on condition of anymity because moves have t been anunced.

Defensive tackles Star Lotulelei of Buffalo and Kyle Peko of Denver, Eagles receiver Marquise Goodwin, Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, and Ravens kick returner De’Anthony Thomas also have opted out.

Im credits: AP