In recent months, sports leagues have gone through problems with the coronavirus. There are still lingering problems as the NFL hopes to continue moving forward with the 2020 season as planned. However, some reject some of the suggestions they have made for their players. There’s one that JJ Watt isn’t a fan of at all, which could lead the Houston Texans star to move on next season.
NFL players concerned about coronavirus before 2020 season
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For the past two months, the NFL has continued to operate in accordance with the precautionary guidelines.
The league has declined in many areas such as the lack of team training, limited access to training facilities and the cancellation of the first two games in the preseason. Despite this, there are still plans to get things done as planned for the 2020 season. This alone has raised concerns with players like the safety of New Orleans Saints Malcolm Jenkins and wide receiver Buffalo Bills Stefon Diggs , both declaring that they are hesitant to play this year.
This concern may be rooted in the fact that several players tested positive for coronavirus during the off season, notable stars Von Miller and Ezekiel Elliott having had their bouts with the disease. This led the NFL to push for a possible movement to help combat this concern on the ground that JJ Watt has now pushed aside.
JJ Watt refuses to wear a visor for the 2020 season
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One of the suggested routes that the NFL has considered is about the equipment that players will play on the field.
There has been some momentum toward an extended full face shield that uses a plastic barrier. It didn’t take long for the players to oppose it, JJ Watt being the latest to tell Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk that he would retire from the 2020 season if he were to wear it.
“My second year in the league, I thought it would be cool, I put a visor on my helmet,” said Watt during a visit to #PFTPM on Wednesday. “I was like, ‘It looks so cool, I want to put on a visor.’ I wore it for about three periods of practice and said, “Take off this sucker, I’m going to die here.” . . . So now are you going to put something around my mouth? You can keep that. If that comes into play, I don’t think you’re going to see me on the field. “
Intentions are in the right place with something of this nature, but it is not a decision that players will favor for various reasons. In the case of JJ Watt, he never had an interest in wearing even half a face shield which made his breathing difficult.
If this is something that players will not be physically comfortable playing, it is hard to imagine that it will be mandatory.
Everything is up for the NFL
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The NFL continued to move forward with an optimistic approach to the 2020 season going as planned.
The situation is still largely unknown, as a second wave of viruses hit the country hard. There is no vaccine yet to treat the disease, which has no deadline for things to go in the right direction.
The amount of money at stake will likely continue to push the NFL to get things done as planned, but it is certainly a situation to watch.
