Players plead with NFL to address health, safety concerns

Players plead with NFL to address health, safety concerns

F-L DOUBLED DOWNON ITS START DATESFOR TRAINING CAMP...PLAYERS ARE NOWPUSHING BACK...IN WHAT APPEARSTO BE ACOORDINATED BLITZ,SOME OF THELEAGUE'S MOSTPROMINENT NAMES...INCLUDING PATRICKMAHOMES, DREWBREES, RUSSELLWILSON AND J-JWATT...ARE CALLING ONTHE LEAGUE TOADDRESS HEALTHAND SAFETYCONCERNS RELEATEDTO THECORONAVIRUS...A FEW PACKERSJOINING THATMOVEMENT,INCLUDING DAVANTEADAMS, WHO SAYS...WE WANT TOREMAIN HEALTHY ANDTHAT ALSO MEANSKEEPING OUR WIVES,KIDS AND OTHERFAMILY HEALTHY...DAVID BAKHTIARI...ALL WE ASK IS FORTHE N-F-L TO LISTENAND COOPERATEWITH DOCOTORS ANDSCIENTISTS...TO COLLECTIVELYCOME UP WITH AHEALTH AND SAFETYPLAN WITH THE N-F-LPLAYERSASSOCIATION...AND CHRISTIANKIRKSEY...I JUST WANT TOPLAY FOOTBALL BUTWE NEED THE N-F-LTO STEP UP...AND CREATE A SAFEWORK ENVIRONMENTFOR US ALL...J-C TRETTER - THEPRESIDENT OF THEN-F-L-P-A - A FORMERPACKER... PUTTINGTHIS INPERSPECTIVE...HE SAYS QUOTE...WHAT YOU ARESEEING TODAY IS OURGUYS STANDING UPFOR EACH OTHER...AND FOR THE WORKTHEIR UNIONLEADERSHIP HASDONE TO KEEPEVERYONE AS SAFEAS POSSIBLE...ALL OF THOSETWEETS USING THEHASHTAG - WE WANTTO PLAY...HERE'S A BETTERIDEA OF WHAT THEPLAYERS ARELOOKING FOR...THEY WANT COVID-19 TESTING EVERYDAY...WHILE THE N-F-L'SCOMMITTEE OFHEALTH EXPERTS HASDECIDED ON TESTINGEVERY OTHER DAY...THE NUMBER OFPRESEASON GAMES,STILL AN ISSUE...THE LEAGUE WANTSTO CUT IT TO TWO...THE PLAYERS WANTNONE AT ALL...PLAYERS ALSOWANT A 45-DAYACCLIMATION PERIODTO HELP AVOIDINJURIES...THE CURRENT SET-UP OF TRAINING CAMPBEGINNING ON THE28th OF JULY...AND THEPRESEASONBEGINNING ON THE22nd OF AUGUST...WOULD GIVE THEMONLY ABOUT 25DAYS...ROOKIES ARESCHEDULED TOREPORT TO GREENBAY FOR CAMP ONTUESDAY...IF YOU'VE BEENKEEPING UP WITH THEBREWERS