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  Moreover, the physical safety risk to them is low;

I don't think this is quite correct. Yes, they are much less likely to die of the disease (though our ICU has seen several patients in their 20s and 30s). But we know even asymptomatic survivors have notable heart inflammation whose long term significance is unknown, and plenty of patients have prolonged fatigue and shortness of breath.

For a professional athlete who relies on their physical health, these are important considerations. Sacrifice one year while a vaccine is developed, versus potentially losing your entire career if you have a bad case and develop cardiomyopathy or lose lung capacity.

I suspect this would be relatively uncommon for pro athletes, but if 60% of players got it, it would certainly affect some of their careers.

Are any of the 20 or 30 year olds you've seen as patients NFL-healthy individuals?  I'd be surprised.

And yes, there is some "risk" out there of other effects, but there is speculation all around on that.  
Do you really think there will be long-term effects for any person in good health when contracting the disease?  
Okay, now how about for professional (or even college) athletes?

P.S. And how about baseball players (and others) using PEDs. Long term health effects? Yep. But used anyway.

[teejers1]

  Moreover, the physical safety risk to them is low;

I don't think this is quite correct. Yes, they are much less likely to die of the disease (though our ICU has seen several patients in their 20s and 30s). But we know even asymptomatic survivors have notable heart inflammation whose long term significance is unknown, and plenty of patients have prolonged fatigue and shortness of breath.

For a professional athlete who relies on their physical health, these are important considerations. Sacrifice one year while a vaccine is developed, versus potentially losing your entire career if you have a bad case and develop cardiomyopathy or lose lung capacity.

I suspect this would be relatively uncommon for pro athletes, but if 60% of players got it, it would certainly affect some of their careers.

Are any of the 20 or 30 year olds you've seen as patients NFL-healthy individuals?  I'd be surprised.

And yes, there is some "risk" out there of other effects, but there is speculation all around on that.  
Do you really think there will be long-term effects for any person in good health when contracting the disease?  
Okay, now how about for professional (or even college) athletes?

P.S. And how about baseball players (and others) using PEDs. Long term health effects? Yep. But used anyway.