19 April 2021 at 18:46 CST by Sam Robinson
Although the Broncos was the first team to go out of season with the proposed boycott of the NFLPA of the voluntary training season, there were several of their players on the first day of the training session Monday. Drew Lock Mike Klis of 9News was one of 20 more than Broncos to participate in Phase I of the team’s off-season program. Lock has a $ 75,000 workout bonus in his contract and joins the second round of 2019 Dalton Risner in this regard. Risner said Saturday he will attend regardless of the bonus; Denver’s other starting guard, Graham Glasgow, said he will attend it as well. While many Bronco veterans are following the boycott, Klis notes that it only applies to the on-site training sessions. Everyone was at the virtual meetings on Monday. This will definitely require Lock to attend, given his uncertain status. The Broncos are expected to add a quarter; it’s just not known if it’s a veteran contestant or a substitute for the first round. Agents encouraged other young players to attend training sessions as well, Klis tweets.
With teams’ outdoor programs starting Monday, here’s the latest from the workout:
- Although a small number of the NFL’s 4,500 players have practice bonuses (230), many of the Packers do. Green Bay’s players have not yet joined the NFLPA boycott, but the Packers have offered an interesting compromise for their workers. The Packers have proposed a deal that will allow players to satisfy their practice bonuses without having to come to the facility to practice for Phase I, says Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. Although the pronouncements of COVID-19 are referred to by different teams, Florio adds that the boycott effort is more about players who learned last year. Many veterans will prefer to practice on their own before work on the field begins on May 17, and Florio notes that they are willing to accept the risk of an injury outside the city. The Packers’ proposal would not protect players if they sustained injuries outside the team’s facility.
- The NFL and NFLPA remain on the suburbs schedule. Part of the reason for this: a small group of owners feel that the quality of the game has suffered over the past season, especially along offensive lines, and that the training sessions will take place out of season, says Albert Breer of SI.com. The majority of the coaches are, as might be expected, in favor of training sessions remaining on the spring roof.
- Despite the Raiders According to The Associated Press, some of their players are one of the teams to join the boycott. Some members of the Cowboys, Panthers and Patriots did too. The Pats also indicated that many of their players will not be attending. CEO of Cowboys Stephen Jones said ‘many’ players were present on Monday.
- The Arende and Vikings is the latest to announce that they will not be attending off-season training sessions. The Vikings’ statement indicates that many of their players will not attend (Twitter links); such language has been included in several statements of teams.