Free agent offensive guard Larry Warford, a three-time Pro Bowler, has opted out of the 2020 NFL season as he looks to start a family.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared this breaking news on Monday. He noted that Warford has received multiple offers and will continue to train as he revisits playing in 2021.
Three-time Pro-Bowl guard, Larry Warford, who has received multiple offers, is opting out of the 2020 season, per source. Warford is looking to start a family and will continue to train and revisit playing in 2021.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 28, 2020
Warford, 29, is a former third-round pick out of Kentucky. He has started 101 games since the 2013 campaign, playing four seasons with the New Orleans Saints and three more with the Detroit Lions.
There are two categories of players who can opt out of the 2020 NFL season. There are voluntary opt-outs, which is what Warford qualifies for. They will take home $150,000 this year. Then there are high-risk opt-outs, who qualify to take home $350,000 in 2020.
Here’s a look at the current list of voluntary opt-outs, per NFL.com:
Here are the high-risk opt-outs:
There is a third group at this time, which includes players who have unspecified opt-outs:
At this time, the adjusted CBA negotiated between the NFL and NFLPA is still not officially done. Thus, the deadline for players opting out of the 2020 NFL season will be seven days after that is completed.
Dozens of players have informed teams they're opting out, but NFL and NFLPA lawyers are still working on the CBA side letter that will allow it, per sources.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 28, 2020
The deadline for players to opt out is 7 days after the letter is finalized, so that would now be Aug. 4 at the soonest.
We’re sure to see many more players opting out before that deadline arrives.
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