Cowboys cornerback Maurice Canady is expected to voluntarily withdraw from the 2020 season, an option for NFL players during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of an adjustment to the league’s collective bargaining agreement, according to NFL Media and reports.
Shortly after the reports appeared on Monday, Canady posted on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/MauriceCanady26/status/1287872172438900736
The move did not appear on the league’s official transaction page on Monday. Once official, Canady would move to a reserve opt-out list.
The Cowboys and Canady struck a one-year deal at the start of free agency in March. Selected in the sixth round of the draft by the Ravens in 2016, Canady has appeared in 32 games for the Ravens and the Jets in the past four seasons. He started three games last year on defense (45 tackles, five pass breaks, interception) and has been a central contributor to special teams throughout his career.
According to NFL Media, a player who excludes himself receives a stipend for 2020 and his contractual tolls for next year. There are two categories of voluntary exclusion: voluntary and higher risk. If a player is in the high-risk category, they would receive a stipend of $ 350,000 and a credit for a cumulative season. In the voluntary category, it is a stipend of $ 150,000 and there is no cumulative season.
So far, some league players have chosen not to participate, including Chiefs incumbent Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.
