“NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers-OTA,” published by Mike Davis under a (CC BY-SA 2.0)
NFL stars are absent from the Start of OTAs, but the question is; is this a big deal? There are some big named players missing the start of OTAs. Here are some of the names, Tom Brady, Aaron Donald, and Darren Sproles. OTAs are organized team activities which are voluntary. OTAs are often skipped by the big stars of the NFL for many reasons. Some want a contract extension, others just don’t want to come. Stuff like this happens every year. I don’t think it is a big deal, however, if I was the president of a multi-million NFL team I would want my players at my OTAs. I would hate if a guy I’m paying millions to skipped practices.
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