“Everyone should be aware that the risk is high if you play a full-contact sport during a pandemic,” said the New England Patriots professional three days after his 26th birthday last Tuesday. “There are fellow players who haven’t seen their children for six months because they consistently isolate themselves in the hotel so as not to threaten their families. At the same time, football is the way they feed their families and plan to leave something behind for their children, ”said the man from Stuttgart.
Since preparation began in August, more than 500 people in the NFL have tested positive for the coronavirus. In some teams, more than ten players were infected at the same time. The Denver Broncos, for example, had to play a game without a real quarterback because all professionals in this position were not eligible to play in the NFL due to the Corona rules.
«I think that positive cases cannot be avoided. At the end of the day, everyone has to decide for themselves whether or not to take the risk, ”said Johnson. For young players like himself, it would be very difficult to miss a year and not be able to prove yourself. “Everyone has to decide for themselves how much they are willing to sacrifice in order to play in the NFL.”
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