The NFL’s first ever “virtual” OTA period may wrap up in real life. The NFL and the NFLPA are discussing a scenario in which rookies and newly acquired veterans can return to team facilities before June 26, sources tell Tom Pelissero of NFL.com (on Twitter).
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No dates have been set or discussed yet, but this would mark a monumental step forward for the league in its quest to keep the offseason moving along and stay on track for regular season kickoff in September. It’s unlikely that minicamps will take place, Pelissero notes, but the advanced timeline would allow fresh faces to get familiar with their new surroundings.
Per the league’s memo, there will be protocols in place to help reduce the risk of viral spread. That includes reconfigured locker rooms to keep players ~6 feet apart, disinfected gear after each game, and mandatory masks, unless they get in the way of “athletic activities.” Once they report to camp, players will be required to wear masks for all non-football-related activities. The memo also indicates a 15-player max in weight rooms at a given time.
Of course, social distancing on the football field is impossible, but the league hopes that these protocols will lower the chances of new coronavirus cases.
Why can’t we have normal OTA’s without all kinds of corona precautions, but we can have thousands of people in the streets at protests? Not trying to stir anything up, legitimate question.
Be a good citizen subject and do NOT question
That’s how the liberals want you to think
If you don’t like it, defund it. #sarcasm
Same reason our families bodies are piled up at the morgue because we cant have a funeral or graduations. But some people can have 3 services in a week.
Guess that is just life with Democrat governors