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Patrick Chung Says Opting Out Was The Best Decision For His Family
"I'm in the latter end of my career so I wanted to play football, but when it comes down to it, money is just not that important."
BOSTON — Patrick Chung knows that his NFL career is winding down. The Patriots safety will turn 33 in August, and after 11 seasons in the league, he probably only has a few more years left as a professional football player.
But when it came to playing football this year, amid an ongoing global pandemic, Chung has very little doubt that opting out was the best decision for him and his family.
Chung is one of six Patriots players to opt out of the upcoming season, which he admitted was not an easy decision to make. He’d love to be out there for Bill Belichick as the Patriots open a new chapter without Tom Brady at quarterback. But when weighing the risks that go with playing football during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was really only one decision to make for Chung.
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