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Titans Wire: Titans UDFA Anthony McKinney explains why he opted out

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Titans Wire: Titans UDFA Anthony McKinney explains why he opted out


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Tennessee Titans undrafted free agent and offensive tackle Anthony McKinney was the first player on the team to opt out of the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hours after it was reported and then confirmed by head coach Mike Vrabel during a Zoom call with the media, McKinney explained his reasoning behind the decision to Justin Melo of Draft Wire.

Read more at https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...ckinney-explains-why-he-opted-out/ar-BB17iwjd
 

PO Frog

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Possible he gets a nice COVID payout for missing the season (have seen that it is $350k but really didn't investigate) so maybe he likes the bird in the hand better than taking his chances on making the team. Could be a business decision as much as a health one for some guys.
 

MAcFroggy

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Possible he gets a nice COVID payout for missing the season (have seen that it is $350k but really didn't investigate) so maybe he likes the bird in the hand better than taking his chances on making the team. Could be a business decision as much as a health one for some guys.

UDFA are not eligible for the salary advance.
 

WhatTheFrog

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According to the article, I think he saw the writing on the wall. I'm not sure what he will be able to do if a family member catches the Covid. Watch them likely recover from it?
 

berryfrog95

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Possible he gets a nice COVID payout for missing the season (have seen that it is $350k but really didn't investigate) so maybe he likes the bird in the hand better than taking his chances on making the team. Could be a business decision as much as a health one for some guys.
If he put most of it in Kodak stock yesterday he’d be Rich!
 

Froggish

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HSO McKinney was terrible but wasn’t as bad as whoever played RG all year. That was the worst player on the field every week
 
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