The Cleveland Browns were one of the hardest-hit teams by players opting out for the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns. Five Browns players elected to take the season off, as allowed by the agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA.
Only the New England Patriots, with eight, had more players choose to opt out. One of those eight Patriots is former Browns FB, Dan Vitale.
He’s one of several former Browns who are among the 66 total players who will not play in 2020.
FB Dan Vitale, Patriots
WR Travis Benjamin, 49ers
CB E.J. Gaines, Bills
OT Shon Coleman, 49ers
WR Da’Mari Scott, Giants
OT Brad Seaton, Buccaneers
The full opt-out list can be found here via the NFL.
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