April 19, 2021 at 6:46 PM CST by Sam Robinson
Although the Broncos they were the first team to follow the boycott proposed by the NFLPA on the voluntary off-season training board, several of its players were present on the first day of training on Monday. Drew Lock Mike Klis of 9News was among the 20 more Broncos who attended Phase I of the team’s low-season program. Lock has a $ 75,000 training bonus on his contract, which joins the 2019 second-round selection Dalton Risner in this way. Risner said he would attend Saturday regardless of the bonus; Denver’s other starting guard, Graham Glasgow, said he would also attend. While many Bronco veterans are following the boycott, Klis points out that this only applies to on-site training. All were present at the virtual meetings on Monday. No doubt Lock would have to be attended to, given his uncertain condition. The Broncos are expected to add a quarterback; it is not known if he will be a veteran competitor or a substitute in the first round. Agents have encouraged other young players to attend training as well, Klis tweets.
With the low season programs of the teams starting on Monday, here are the news of the training session:
- While a small number of the 4,500 NFL players have training vouchers (230), many in the Packers do. The Green Bay players have not joined the NFLPA boycott, but the Packers have offered an interesting commitment to their squad. The Packers proposed a deal that would allow players to meet their training vouchers without arriving at the facility to train for Phase I, notes Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. While statements from several teams cite the concerns of COVID-19, Florio adds that the boycott effort is more than the players who learned last year who don’t need to spend much time training at the facility’s facilities. team during the low season. Many veterans prefer to train on their own before work in the field begins on May 17, and Florio notes that they are prepared to take the risk of an off-field injury. The Packers ’proposal would not protect players if they suffered injuries outside the team’s facilities.
- The NFL and NFLPA remain at a standstill on the low season calendar. Part of the reason for this: a small group of owners believe that the quality of the game suffered last season – especially on the offensive lines – and it is expected that training will take place out of season, says Albert Breer, of SI.com . Most coaches, as expected, are in favor of keeping on-site training at the base of the spring.
- Despite the Raiders being one of the teams that joined the boycott, some of its players showed up at its facilities on Monday, according to The Associated Press. Some members of the Jeans, Panthers i Patriots he did too. The Pats also indicated that many of their players would not attend. Cowboys Executive Vice President Stephen Jones said “many” players were present Monday.
- He Eagles i Vikings they are the latest to announce that they will not be attending low season training. The Vikings’ statement indicates that many of their players will not attend (Twitter links); this language has been included in the statements of various teams.