The Facts: All remaining issues between the NFL and the NFL Players Association on the side letter to the collective bargaining agreement making changes for the 2020 season have been resolved and, following a review by the union, the deal is done, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Monday evening.
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Perhaps the largest agreement comes with the sides' accordance for an opt-out deadline, which will be Thursday at 4 p.m. ET, as Pelissero reported players were informed of the deadline on Monday night. They were likewise told that the annual drug testing window would commence on Friday. While the deadline for players to opt out of the season is set for Thursday, the deal the NFL and NFLPA finalized will also permit players to opt out later in two specified situations due to family or medical circumstances, Pelissero reported. Those two ways are a player gets a new diagnosis he has a high-risk condition, or a player's family member dies, is hospitalized or otherwise moves to a medical facility because of COVID-19 or related condition.