NFL Training Camp 2020 – Sammy Watkins takes less to stay placed; officials reach opt-out deal

08/10/2020 Sports, World


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  • ESPN staff

As 2020 NFL training camps continue, Sammy Watkins agrees to a pay cut to stay with the world champion Chiefs, while officials have until Thursday to opt out of the 2020 season.

Here’s what you need to know about camps in the league:

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Sammy Watkins OK with less money to win with Chiefs
After spending the first three seasons of his NFL career in what he saw as a hopeless situation with the Buffalo Bills, Sammy Watkins said he had no interest in leaving what he sees as an ideal situation with the Kansas City Chiefs. “Very important to stay,” said Watkins, the wide receiver who could have forced his way out of the final year of his contract by refusing to accept a reduced salary. Watkins agreed to a restructured deal that. t will pay him $ 9 million, down from an original $ 14 million.

NFL referees who are rejected receive $ 30K scholarship, guaranteed job in ’21

NFL game and replay officials may turn down for the 2020 season in exchange for a $ 30,000 scholarship and a guarantee that their jobs will be protected by 2021, according to a preliminary agreement announced Sunday between the league and the NFL Referees Association amid coronavirus pandemic. The agreement was approved by the NFLRA board and will advance Monday to a full vote of membership. If approved, officials will have until Thursday to notify the NFL of a decision to retire.

Washington activates LB Reuben Foster of PUP list
The Washington Football Team activated physical defender Reuben Foster to fail to make the list, less than two weeks after the team returned to work. Foster suffered a torn lateral collateral ligament plus the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on the first day of organized team activity work in May 2019. He also suffered nerve damage in his foot, which extended his recovery time. Foster, exempted by Washington on November 27, 2018, has yet to play for the organization. San Francisco fired him over an arrest warrant for domestic violence and the NFL placed him on the commissioner’s release list for the rest of the season. Prosecutors eventually dropped the charges. Foster is expected to challenge for a starting job.

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“This is my lucky place, so why not take a smaller contract and go out and play with the guys I’ve played with?”

Sammy Watkins, Chiefs WR on restructuring his deal

“I do not know if I ever thought about owning a team … but I’m apparently very interested in all sports and being a part of sports, even if I hope to have my sport for a long time now. [playing] days are over. ”

Patrick Mahomes, Royals owner of minorities

What our NFL Nation reporters saw today

One emphasis for the Packers in camp will be finding offensive consistency after finishing 18th in Yards and in the bottom third of the league in third-down percentage. Part of that, coach Matt LaFleur said, has been to more plays this week. “I think we have a better understanding of who we are, of what our players can do really well,” LaFleur said Sunday. “And then it’s just striving for that consistency. We had a very good stretch where we played really consistent football and then it was from the other side out of a hit-or-miss for the rest of the season. . ” Perhaps related is the fact that LaFleur has so far in the early workouts said that the attacking players have concentrated more on individual work, while the defense has done more group work while on the Saturday after the first practice. – Rob Demovsky

Just how focused is first-year coach Matt Rhule? A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Charlotte area on Sunday morning, and he did not feel it at Bank of America Stadium. Rhule’s focus is on getting the Panthers to win now despite low expectations nationwide for a team that has two straight losing records. Thinking of his staff that it took three years to build past programs at Temple and Baylor to championship level, Rhule said in the video ‘Road to Restart’ ‘video: “I do not want to wait three years. I want to try it right away to do. ” – David Newton

Backup QB Joe Flacco is on schedule in his recovery from April neck surgery. This means he should be able to return in mid-September, which the Jets knew when they signed him in May. He may miss a game like two, so David Fales will likely be saved as the primary backup. Flacco received a positive progress report on Saturday when visiting a specialist in Philadelphia, the NFL Network reported first. – Rike Cimini

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