I'm just glad that you're consistent in being an idiot across all sports on here. NCAA players were in a literal bubble the entire tournament. They didn't go to the mall, they didn't do anything but basically practice and held hostage at the hotels. It was covered by every single media outlet. Even more so when the woman dealt with their issues. Then caches even said they didn't want testing and were met by very stern "Everyone will continue to be tested and it's not up for debate. We don't care if you're in a bubble".
The NFL had issues all season including not knowing if some guys would be eligible to play...even up to the Super Bowl. Again, these were covered at great length by the media. Everyone trying to predict when a guy might be cleared and teams keeping it as hush as possible.
And you don't even understand what "Voluntary" Workouts are. Sure they're optional except for that signing bonus that you'll lose if you don't go. Or whatever large bonus the team links to a player showing up. They run around for a couple days basically so the teams can check on injuries and make sure guys are in shape. New guys used to get their playbooks. All of that is pointless now in that it can be done from anywhere in the world.
And yes, the teams will continue to quarantine until the guidelines state there's no need to. There's this thing called liability and to simply ignore them would put schools/organizations in a heck of a pickle in the case that something goes wrong.
So let me get this straight...NCAA athletes were put into bubbles, tested daily and some still tested positive somehow. But the general public were ok with continuing to work, got to stores, shop, go to high school games, etc.???
This is where the lunacy of all this comes into play. For professional and collegiate athletes, they were put into guidelines and protochols that, IN MY OPINION, were not necessary. Were never necessary. Administrators got high on the hog last summer, decided to cook up these ideas to be able to progress with their seasons. Absolutely...good for them. They had to do that to keep the crazy left from going bonkers on them, and many of them lean left anyway, although they live in a capitalistic society that affords many to make millions playing a sport...oh well, do what you have to do.
My point is this...for many of us...our lives didn't change. We continued to get up, go to work daily, go to the store, never missed. Didn't test daily, and most got along just fine. Speaking of being consistent, how about being consistent for all people. Why do pro athletes and college athletes deserve to get tested? It simply was no necessary. that's my main point.
I'm certainly grateful that most of the sports leagues plowed ahead and completed seasons. I will contend however that due to these silly protochols, many teams were left without many key players in key games. Heck, maybe Ohio State beats Alabama if they have their full compliment of players? But the rules were set back at the start of the season and we can't change them, or could we?
The NFL is a multi billion dollar business. The players are paid generational wealth to play a game. Part of the NFL's branding is having activities spaced out year around. So part of their pay is based on being able to fulfill their contracts. Now is it too much to ask for guys to show up for workouts so you can keep an eye on the investment these franchises have made? All I ask for is just a little gratitude from these athletes from time to time.