Source: Seattle Seahawks OL Chance Warmack opts out of 2020 NFL season

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At least one member of the Seattle Seahawks won’t be playing football this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Veteran guard Chance Warmack, who the team signed to a one-year deal in free agency, has taken the voluntary opt-out for the 2020 season, a source confirmed to SeattlePI Monday.

The source said that Warmack isn’t deemed high risk, suggesting the former first-round pick just wanted to play it safe amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune later reported that Warmack lost a family member to the virus, and has also had family friends hospitalized because of it.

The NFL and NFLPA came to an agreement last week that allows players to opt-out of the upcoming season in wake of the novel coronavirus. By voluntarily opting out, Warmack will receive a $150,000 salary advance and his contract will toll, meaning he’ll stay under Seahawks control through 2021.

Warmack had signed a non-guaranteed, one-year deal with Seattle worth $910,000.

Warmack, 28, was out of the league last year to get healthy. The No. 10 overall pick in the 2013 draft, Warmack was a depth addition for the Seahawks’ offensive line and was expected to compete in training camp at both guard spots.

Warmack was a backup guard for the Eagles in 2017 and 2018, a member of Philadelphia’s Super Bowl LII-winning team. He played the first four years of his career with the Titans, starting all 48 games he appeared in for Tennessee.

The NFL Network first reported that Warmack would be opting out of the 2020 season. The Seahawks haven't officially announced Warmack's decision.

Seahawks players are scheduled to report to training camp Tuesday for COVID-19 testing.

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Ben Arthur covers sports for SeattlePI. He can be reached by email at benjaminarthur@seattlepi.com. Follow him on twitter at @benyarthur.