Players around the NFL are deciding to opt-out of the 2020 NFL season because of concerns about COVID-19. At this point, the New York Giants had three players opt-out: Nate Solder, Da’Mari Scott, and Sam Beal.
The deadline to opt-out was Thursday at 4 P.M.
Giants QB Daniel Jones, 23, is young and does not have any kids, so for him, playing football during a pandemic is not an issue.
“It’s important to realize that everyone has different circumstances, whether it be family related or personally or whatever it may be,” Jones said via a video conference call on Thursday. “I certainly don’t have those situations. I live by myself, and I’m healthy, but everyone has got to consider their own personal situation, and I certainly respect that and expect people to do that and do what’s best for them and certainly don’t hold that against them. Obviously, Nate (Solder) made a decision to opt-out, and he’s got an extremely tough circumstance, and he’s got to do what’s best for his family. All the respect in the world, all the support in the world to him..
“Like I said, you’ve got to look at everyone individually and personally, and you have no way of knowing exactly what’s going on and why they made that decision. That’s up to them, so like I said, I certainly respect it and support it for all the people who made that decision.”
It’s hard to argue with anybody opting out. To Jones’ point, every player’s situation is different. If you are young and healthy, more than likely, you will beat the coronavirus, so for Jones and many others, you can understand why they’ve decided to play.
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