NFL, Players Union Reach Agreement on Players’ Activities

Lately, most of the news regarding the NFL has been regarding players’ decisions to kneel during the national anthem.

But behind the scenes, amidst the COVID pandemic, the NFL and the NFL Players Association have been in negotiation over the activities players will be allowed to participate in while the pandemic rages on.

Now, the two sides have come to an agreement.

The new deal prohibits players from participating in certain activities while they remain under contract.

Among the banned activities?

Night clubs, bars, and large parties.

NBC Sports reports the full story right here:

With the NFL and NFL Players Association striking a historic, on-the-fly CBA that covers 2020 and beyond, the two sides have come up with a way to ensure that players will practice personal responsibility in a pandemic.

Per multiple sources, the deal specifically prohibits players from engaging in certain behaviors this season. Players cannot attend indoor night clubs, indoor bars (except to pickup food), indoor house parties (with 15 or more people), indoor concerts, professional sporting events, or indoor church services that allow attendance above 25 percent of capacity.

Players can be fined for violating these rules. Moreover, if they test positive after engaging in prohibited activities, they will not be paid for the games they miss. Also, future guarantees in their contracts would be voided.

It will be interesting to see how teams enforce the rules. Some may use security officials to monitor local establishments or to track the behavior of players. Others may rely on contacts within the community to contact the team if/when violations are witnessed. Some may set up an NBA-style tip line.

As one source said on Saturday morning, “Every player should delete social media.”

Maybe this while largely be a good thing for the NFL.

Many players in the past have drawn criticism for their party lifestyles.

However, it speaks volumes that players will be banned from many church services, but are seemingly allowed to attend large protests.

It goes along with the unfortunate portrayal by the mainstream media and liberals that church services are hotbeds of coronavirus infection, while left-wing protests are apparently safe.

Take a look at what’s trending on Twitter on the NFL:

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