Tag: COVID-10

Seahawks guard Chance Warmack opts out of 2020 season

Seahawks guard Chance Warmack’s comeback will be delayed for another year as he will opt out of the 2020 season due to coronavirus concerns.

Newly-signed Seattle Seahawks guard Chance Warmack, who had hoped to make a comeback in 2020 after sitting out the 2019 season, will wait one more year before taking a snap in training camp.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network announced on Monday that Warmack would be opting out of the 2020 season amid concerns about the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Warmack’s contract, a one-year deal worth $1,047,500, will roll over to 2021. He will receive a stipend of $150,000, as dictated by the agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA.

With this announcement, Warmack becomes the third NFL player who has opted out before the Aug. 3 deadline, joining Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Ravens wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas.

The loss of Warmack, along with cornerback Quinton Dunbar’s placement on the Commissioner Exempt List, means that the Seahawks suddenly have a roster spot to fill in order to reach this year’s training camp maximum of 80.

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Are College Football Players Being Put at Disproportionate Risk?

Don’t lie to yourself. You want college football back, and you want it back badly. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be browsing this site right now.

Don’t lie to yourself. You want college football back, and you want it back badly. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be browsing this site right now. It’s OK because we on the staff want it back, too.

But Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander, who played at Northwestern, rightfully reminds us that college football players are being asked to do more than most of us right now. The result is a higher risk of them and their coaches contracting COVID-19. Some universities have recognized this to the point where they’re requiring players to sign waivers so that they won’t blame their school if they get sick.

As we see most states increase their number of cases, some more than others, it’s worth questioning whether we really should be pressuring these kids to go out and play a game that requires close physical contact for our amusement. In spite of all the countdowns that this and other sites are doing for the season, we can’t forget that college football is not a guarantee in 2020. If it gets bad enough, we’ll be right back to the sports-starved country we’ve been for the past three-and-a-half months. Then again, maybe that should be the preemptive course of action.

NCAA encourages schools to take November 3 as a day off from athletics to encourage voting

The NCAA took a stand on social activism on Friday, and also designated November 3 as an athletics free day to focus on voting efforts.

What a world we live in today. The COVID-19 pandemic is still wreaking havoc on this country and all of humanity on the planet, the political parties in the United States have never been so far apart, and the Black community continues to deal with racial inequality in this country. The traffic death of George Floyd has spurred a renewed interest and protests surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement.

In light of the events of 2020, and prior, social activism is now at the forefront of the conversations in the U.S., and the NCAA is taking a stand.

On Friday, the NCAA Board of Governors releases a statement of encouragement for the movements of today. In it, there was encouragement for athletes to take a stand, and for institutions to move to assist student-athletes in registering to vote. It also set November 3 as a non-athletics day to allow voting and engagement.

Here is the complete statement released by the NCAA Board of Governors:

“President Mark Emmert and the NCAA Board of Governors recognize the important role social engagement has on driving positive societal change. The recent demonstrations following the tragic killing of George Floyd showed the world the power of protest and student-athletes across the country were at the center of that movement. We commend NCAA student-athletes who recognized the need for change and took action through safe and peaceful protest. We encourage students to continue to make their voices heard on these important issues, engage in community activism and exercise their Constitutional rights. Further, we encourage all member schools to assist students in registering to vote in the upcoming national election and to designate November 3, 2020 as a day off from athletics activity so athletes can vote and participate in their ultimate responsibility as citizens.”

 

Georgia football QB Jamie Newman hits trick pass on Tik Tok

New Georgia football transfer QB Jamie Newman from Wake Forest throws trick shot on Tik Tok during quarantine.

Saturday, Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman posted a video on Tik Tok showing what he is up to during quarantine.

The Wake Forrest transfer showcased some incredible touch with a trick pass into a pool-side basketball goal from distance and followed it up with a quote inspiring Dawg Nation to keep the faith.

As a junior at Wake Forest, Newman graded as the third best quarterback, according to PFF, behind Georgia transfer Justin Fields and Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence

He finished last year with 2,868 yards passing, 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions to go along with 574 yards rushing and six touchdowns.

The statistics point to Newman being a star in Athens, but Bulldog fans are anxious to see if Newman can lead Georgia to a potential 2020 CFP birth.

Let’s hope the 2020 season will be as smooth as Neman’s Tik Tok game…