The list of players who skip bowl games ahead of the NFL Draft seems to get longer each year.
Players know the risks of participating in the extra game. It continues to present injury risks that could jeopardize their futures in the sport.
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But the decisions do have benefits for the teams that lose such players. When the NFL-bound starters decide to sit and look to the future, teams get the chance to see what the next players up at each position might offer in the upcoming season.
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Which players will be sitting out their bowl games in 2022-23? The Sporting News is tracking the stars who will not be playing in their team’s final games this season.
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