Cowboys superstar Valentine Holmes took a big pay cut to pursue his NFL dream last year, and is determined to do everything possible to avoid being left out of pocket a second year in a row.

Holmes knows the importance of self isolating and doing everything possible to ensure the NRL is not derailed by coronavirus.

The North Queensland No. 1 said he was happy to stick with the fly-in, fly-out approach on game days rather than adopt Wayne Bennett's proposal and move the entire league to a remote city like Gladstone in country Queensland.

Holmes stood to earn $800,000 in his final year with Cronulla, only to head to the US and secure a spot on the New York Jets' practice squad, worth around $180,000.