When she is old enough, Philadelphia Eagles receiver Marquise Goodwin will teach his daughter, Marae, to put family first. He will share his own choice, made five months after she was born: He will sit out the 2020 N.F.L. Picking family over football during the coronavirus pandemic, Goodwin was one of 68 players who the N.F.L. The players who opted out represent a microcosm of N.F.L. rosters: rookies and veterans, practice-squadders and starters, all of whom determined after careful consideration to lessen one risk while absorbing another.

Source: New York Times August 08, 2020 06:56 UTC