The number of players that are opting out of the 2020 NFL season is growing and now includes one former Auburn star.
Shon Coleman, who played offensive tackle at Auburn before getting selected in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft, has decided to sit out the season.
It certainly makes sense that Coleman would make this decision considering his past. Right after committing to Auburn in February 2010, he was diagnosed with leukemia. He was forced to sit out the 2011 and 2012 season while he was recovering, finally beating it. He served as a backup to Greg Robinson on the 2013 SEC championship team.
In 2014, he became the starter and received second-team All-SEC honors. He also was named second-team All-SEC following the 2015 season and declared for the NFL Draft.
After playing two seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Coleman joined the San Francisco 49ers in 2018.