Workouts Latest: Lock, Pack, Pats, Cowboys

Although the Broncos were the first team to agree to the NFLPA’s proposed boycott of the voluntary off-season workout slate, several of their players in attendance for Monday’s first day of training. Drew Lock was one of more than 20 Broncos who attended Phase I of the team’s offseason schedule, notes 9News’ Mike Klis. Lock has a $ 75,000 workout bonus in his contract and is joining the second round of 2019 Dalton Risner in this respect. Risner said on Saturday he would be present regardless of the bonus; Denver’s other starting guard, Graham Glasgow, said he would come too. While many Bronco veterans are pushing through with the boycott, Klis notes that this only applies to the on-site workouts. All were present on Monday for the virtual meetings. Given its insecure status, the Lock would certainly fit to be present. The Broncos are expected to add a quarterback; it is simply not known whether it will be a seasoned competitor or a replacement in the first round. Agents have encouraged other young players to go to training as well, Klis tweets

With teams’ off-season schedules starting Monday, here’s the latest on the training front:

• While a small number of the NFL’s 4,500 players have training bonuses (230), many are on the Packers To do. The Green Bay players have not joined the NFLPA boycott, but the Packers have offered their staff an interesting compromise. The Packers proposed a deal that would allow players to fulfill their training bonuses without coming to the facility to train for Phase I, notes Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio. While statements from various teams cite COVID-19’s concerns, Florio adds that the boycott effort is more about players who learned last year not to spend extensive time training at team facilities during the off-season. Many veterans prefer to train alone before field work begins on May 17, and Florio notes that they are willing to take the risk of an offsite injury. The Packers’ proposal would not protect players if they were injured outside of the team’s facilities.
• The NFL and NFLPA remain deadlocked on the off-season schedule. Part of the reason for this: A small group of owners believe the quality of play suffered last season – especially along offensive lines – and are waiting for off-season training, notes Albert Breer of SI.com. Most of the coaches are, unsurprisingly, in favor of on-site training that remains on the spring roll.
• In spite of the Raiders As one of the teams that joined the boycott, some of their players reported to their institution Monday, according to The Associated Press. Some members of the Cowboys Panthers and Patriots did it too. The Pats also indicated that many of their players would not be attending. Executive Vice President of Cowboys Stephen Jones said “many” players were present on Monday.
• The Eagles and Vikings are the last to announce that they will not be attending off-season training sessions. The Vikings’ statement indicates that many of their players will not be present (Twitter leftSuch language is included in the statements of several teams.