Twitter Talk: Fans react to Mosley opting out
NY Jets Confidential|September 2020
On Aug. 1, Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley decided to opt out of the 2020 season due to concerns about COVID-19. The NFL gave players until Aug. 6 to decide, and if they opted out, they received a $150,000 stipend for the season that they have to pay back next year. Mosley also was able to keep a $10 million contract bonus he received in the spring.
Twitter Talk: Fans react to Mosley opting out

On Aug. 4, during a Facebook Live event for the Wounded Warrior Project, he explained the reason behind his decision.

“That’s probably the biggest football decision I’ve made in a long time, probably since I picked what college I’m going to,” Mosley said. “That’s a book I got to start writing pretty soon. What’s the next step? Because there’s a lot of negative things people been saying as far as me not playing two years. And there’s a lot of positive things that are being said. I’m out all year so I have all this time to mentally get better, to physically get better, kind of readjust and kind of find that flame again.”

So what did fans think? Here are some of the Twitter comments posted to an ESPN story that featured his quotes from the Facebook Live event:

“‘Kind of find the flame again.’ Another guy the Jets paid and then stopped caring about football.” — Kenny Mehr

“Respect to (C.J Mosley). Can’t wait to see you balling out again next season.” — Joe Silver 55

“The Jets gave $85 million to a player that lost his ‘flame’ to play the game. Unf-believable!” — Marxman 35

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