Lions center Russell Bodine has become the 60th NFL player to opt out of the 2020 campaign, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL.com (Twitter link).
Bodine, 28, signed a futures deal with Detroit during the offseason and could have competed for a reserve interior line spot behind starters Joe Dahl, Frank Ragnow, and Jonah Jackson. Instead, he’ll sit out the season due to COVID-19.
If Bodine has an existing condition that places him in a high-risk category, he’ll receive a $350K stipend that won’t need to be returned. If he’s simply opting out voluntarily, Bodine will get a $150K advance that would be recouped in 2021.
A fourth-round pick by the Bengals in 2014, Bodine started 64 consecutive games for Cincinnati before entering free agency in 2018. He appeared in 10 games for the Bills in 2018, but didn’t play an NFL snap last year.
Russel Bodine
Related to Jethro Bodine?
And Jethrine Bodine
Love watchn his cuzns race in nascar 🙂
And also to Jethrine Bodine
This one stings…
The Lions are going to pay dearly for letting Glasgow slip away without a proper replacement…
Are you suggesting Bodine was their insurance?
No, I meant the fact that Bodine was competing for a starting job in the first place was a sad development
I’ve said it before, but I really wish the Lions would’ve used the money they gave Vaitai to make Glasgow a legit offer.
Totally agree with you. I understand moving on from Wagner after a down year, but why did they invest so much money into an unproven player like Vaitai?
It says he was competing for a reserve spot not a starting spot.