NFL wants players to decide about opting out before training camp?

On the same day that Ryan Zimmerman, Joe Ross, and Mike Leake became the first players to opt-out of the 2020 MLB season played amid the coronavirus pandemic, the NFL Players Association informed agents to speak with clients about understanding their COVID-19 risks by mid-July.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero obtained a memo sent by the NFLPA to agents requesting that they "ensure that your player-clients are provided with the most up to date information regarding COVID, including advice from the medical experts regarding some underlying medical conditions that may place certain individuals at increased risk of severe illness from COVID."

Agents were also asked to direct players to speak with their personal doctors by mid-July about any specific risks they and/or their loved ones may face if they return to teams during the uncontrolled virus outbreak.

With NFL training camps still scheduled to start on time, one assumption is that all involved wish to know who would decide to sit the season out because of coronavirus concerns so that teams can plan and react accordingly.

Last week, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported that owners and the NFLPA haven't finalized opt-out protocols: