NFLPA president J.C. Tretter said in April that last year’s offseason — when OTAs were scrapped because of the pandemic — showed that football can still be played at a high level when not adhering to the normal setup, which was collectively bargained.
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He said players might be leery of working out to stay in shape for fear an injury would wipe out their salary for the upcoming season, something that would hurt teams expecting players to show up in tiptop shape.
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