NFL players were against bubbling when the league tried to push for both soft and hard bubbles. Several teams have tested positive for covid, yet several Denver Broncos still wanted to play anyways; to the shock of fans. Many players expressed during the off season that they don't care about the virus, they just wanna live their life as normal.
On July 4th, Mike Florio wrote, "The players want no mandatory hotel stays. Instead, the NFLPA is pushing for optional hotel stays, both during training camp and other periods."
There was a point this year when the league considered cancelling the NFL season. players were against this idea and started a hash tag, to let the league know how they Felt.
Barrett's Sallee of CBS Sports tweeted earlier this year, “The #WeWantToPlay movement is incredible. So great to see players stand up for themselves, take ownership, and show that they want to be out there. Proof that it’s irresponsible to tell people what you think they should think rather than listening to what they actually do think.”
September 2nd on spotify, Kurt Cousins was asked about his thoughts on the the virus. While he said he'll respect people who take precautions, as far as himself, he had a different opinion.
Cousins said, "Again, I want to respect what other people’s concerns are, For me personally, just talking no one else can get the virus, what is your concern if you could get it, I would say I’m gonna go about my daily life. If I get it, I’m gonna ride it out. I’m gonna let nature do its course. Survival-of-the-fittest kind of approach. And just say, if it knocks me out, it knocks me out. I’m going to be OK. You know, even if I die. If I die, I die. I kind of have peace about that. So that’s really where I fall on it, so my opinion on wearing a mask is really about being respectful to other people. It really has nothing to do with my own personal thoughts.”
Back in June Allen Robinson also brushed off the virus. Allen Robinson of the Chicago Bears was reported to of said “I’m not too concerned..."
Around the same time, Nick Chubb told the AP this when asked about covid. "To be honest, playing football is like my No. 1 goal right now just because of the whole injury thing..."
The league and NFLPA asked players to stop voluntary workouts but many players ignored their requests, including one Tom Brady.
There are a plethora of other players who feel the same way. Then there are those who feel differently, those who want the safety precautions. Those who even opted out.
The problem with the NFLPA is there were too many players against protocol measures like bubbling, among other things. The league found an agreement the NFLPA would accept. The alternative would've been to play with scrubs for about half the league because either they would've gone with less protocols and had those worried about safety opting out, or they would've enacted bubbles and dealt with players opting out, refusing to play with such strict regulations.
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