As is mandated by the new collective bargaining agreement, the Tennessee Titans have reportedly fined outside linebacker Vic Beasley for reporting late to training camp.
Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Beasley, who finally showed up to training camp on Friday, will pay $500,000 for his unexcused absence, or $50,000 per day for the 10 days he missed.
As is mandated by the CBA, the #Titans fined pass-rusher Vic Beasley $500K for his unexecuted absence, I’m told. Beasley showed up today for his COVID-19 test, stopping the fines after 10 days.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 7, 2020
After reporting, Beasley will now have to test negative for COVID-19 three times in the next four days before he can join his teammates.
Now all that’s left to figure out is if the Titans will go after some of Beasley’s $6 million signing bonus money, which can be done but is not mandatory, as Jason Fitzgerald from Over the Cap explained.
So sounds like Beasley has missed 10 days. Thats $500,000 in mandatory fines and I believe up to $1.14 in bonus forfeiture. Forfeiture is not mandatory though.
— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) August 6, 2020
We still don’t have a clear reason as to why Beasley reported so late. He could have avoided the daily fines had he opted out, but the deadline to do that passed on Thursday, one day before Beasley finally showed up.
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