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NFL COVID-19 PROTOCOL

“OL Masterminds Summit” proceeds in Texas this weekend
July 10, 2020, 10:53 AM EDT

They’re calling it the “OL Masterminds Summit.” The litmus test as to whether the individuals participating are truly “masterminds” is whether they’ll realize that they shouldn’t attend.

Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News explains that the event, featuring 50 offensive lineman, will proceed as scheduled in Texas this weekend.

The event will mainly unfold in a hotel ballroom, according to Gehlken, along with on-field work at a walk-through pace. It’s the latest event involving NFL players to defy the recommendation of the NFL Players Association that no group workouts should occur until teams gather for training camps.

Expected in-person participants include Eagles tackle Lane Johnson, Saints tackle Terron Armstead, Jets tackle Mekhi Becton, Raiders tackle Trent Brown, Vikings center Garrett Bradbury, Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen, Saints center Erik McCoy, and Texans tackle Laremy Tunsil.

Special procedures will be implemented to limit the spread of the virus. Still, multiple players will be traveling into one of the world’s current COVID-19 hotbeds, staying there for multiple days, and then returning home.

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BTW, no testing is planned. Olinemen are supposed to be the smartest NFL players on the field.................... SMH
 
NFL referees plan to wear masks on the field
Posted by Michael David Smith on July 11, 2020, 5:44 AM EDT

NFL referees are expected to wear masks on the field during games this season.

NFL Referees Association executive director Scott Green told Tom Pelissero of NFL Media that on-field officials are expected to wear some kind of face covering and gloves. Masks are one of the easiest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and although players say it’s not practical to ask them to wear masks, officials should be able to do their jobs without masks on.

Officials are also looking into using handheld electronic whistles to stop plays, rather than blowing whistles.

The officials’ union is asking for the league to provide testing twice a week, once while the officials are at home and once after they’ve arrived at the game location.

The average age of officials is 53, and with concerns that older officials are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, they are negotiating the possibility of some officials opting out of the season.
 
Looks like the NFL testing as proposed would definitely affect/delay the public's ability to use the system effectively..........just like the NBA has.

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Because the NFL isn’t using a bubble approach (given the current state of the virus, the NFL may wish it had), the league’s players and coaches will be tested in their home markets.

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL and NFL Players Association are on the brink of having to grapple with that issue in several cities.

Houston, L.A., Miami, Dallas, and Phoenix currently are in the middle of significant COVID-19 hot spots. If the NFL agrees to the players’ request to implement testing on a daily basis, the test results will be needed within 24 hours or the daily testing approach will be pointless. And if a 24-hour turnaround is implemented, the NFL will indeed be slowing down the ability of the general public to get their own results in cities where the virus is running rampant.

Given the manner in which the virus is spreading throughout much of the country, other cities could soon join the five listed above.
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“OL Masterminds Summit” features few masks, no distancing
Posted by Mike Florio on July 11, 2020, 3:51 PM EDT

As the NFL and the NFL Players Association haggle over every detail of football in a pandemic, one key question will be whether players can and will do everything they need to do — and not do everything they shouldn’t do — from August through December (or, in the case of 12 playoffs teams, into and possibly through January). There’s plenty of reason to think that this will be a bigger challenge than previously believed.

Case in point: The OL Masterminds Summit in Dallas. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle has posted videos from the event. This one shows Saints tackle Terron Armstead (with no mask) speaking to a group of offensive lineman who are definitely not standing more than six feet apart. Several aren’t wearing masks, or their masks are pulled down. (That’s the one major design flaw of the mask. For it to properly work. It must actually, you know, cover the mouth and the nose.)

If that one isn’t sufficiently alarming, here’s a video from a hot-wing eating contest at the OL Mastermind Summit, won by Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen. There are well over a dozen large men in the shot, bodies pressed together as two of them furiously consume chicken wings. One man in the background is wearing a mask.

These are the men who inherently have enhanced risk of a serious outcome, given their BMI. And they’re engaging in this behavior in Dallas, one of the current hotbeds of COVID-19.
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"OL MENTAL MIDGETS SUMMIT" could be a more appropriate moniker.
 
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Training camp roster size continues to be unresolved
July 12, 2020, 9:11 AM EDT


Of the various agreements that the NFL and NFL Players Association need to reach before training camps can open, one relates to how many players will be present when training camps open.

As previously explained, the NFLPA wants the 90-man roster to be reduced to 80 for training camp in a pandemic. A league source has explained to PFT that the 80-man roster request comes from NFLPA leadership, and that the rank-and-file prefers to have 90 players.

Beyond the obvious fact that 320 players would lose their jobs without even having a chance to win roster spots, players who have been around the block one or twice or more realize that a certain number of bodies are needed in order to properly get through practice, so that everyone can get the preparation they need. Drop 10 players, and some of the other players who remain will end up putting in more work to run routes or throw passes or otherwise take reps aimed at allowing others to get their reps in.

Per the source, the league office has no real objection to slashing the rosters to 80. Some teams already were thinking about doing that in order to better manage the coronavirus protocol. Many teams, however, want to bring 90 players to camp — especially since there will be an inevitable thinning of the herd as players test positive.
 
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Training camp roster size continues to be unresolved
July 12, 2020, 9:11 AM EDT


Of the various agreements that the NFL and NFL Players Association need to reach before training camps can open, one relates to how many players will be present when training camps open.

As previously explained, the NFLPA wants the 90-man roster to be reduced to 80 for training camp in a pandemic. A league source has explained to PFT that the 80-man roster request comes from NFLPA leadership, and that the rank-and-file prefers to have 90 players.

Beyond the obvious fact that 320 players would lose their jobs without even having a chance to win roster spots, players who have been around the block one or twice or more realize that a certain number of bodies are needed in order to properly get through practice, so that everyone can get the preparation they need. Drop 10 players, and some of the other players who remain will end up putting in more work to run routes or throw passes or otherwise take reps aimed at allowing others to get their reps in.

Per the source, the league office has no real objection to slashing the rosters to 80. Some teams already were thinking about doing that in order to better manage the coronavirus protocol. Many teams, however, want to bring 90 players to camp — especially since there will be an inevitable thinning of the herd as players test positive.
 
NFL braces for a rash of positive COVID-19 tests when camp opens

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The NFL just doesn't get it (or maybe they do). They are only concerned about identifying players testing positive. They are still not speaking of double-testing negative results. With their present approach of not ruling out false negative tests (~30% of all tests), testing of the 4,500 NFL players, coaches, and staff could expect as many as ~1300 "Typhoid Marys" running around spreading their joys.
 
Devin White hosting a party with 2,000 people expected
Posted by Charean Williams on July 10, 2020, 7:08 PM EDT

Buccaneers linebacker Devin White will host his second annual “Trail Ride” at his “Get Live Stables” in Cotton Valley, Louisiana, on Saturday.

The mayor of the town, C.C. Cox, told TMZ that 2,000 people are expected on the 20-acre property and that no COVID-19 precautions are required or will be enforced.

Louisiana State Troopers and the Webster Parish Sheriff’s office will work the party but will not enforce social distancing guidelines, Cox said.

“You just got to accept it,” Cox said. “I’m ready for it.”

White and the Buccaneers did not immediately respond to TMZ when asked for comment.

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White is a 2019 1st round pick...........with a last place pea brain. Louisiana is experiencing a similar huge spike in COVID. Apparently, White will be defying the mandated mask rule that Gov. Edwards announced to begin Saturday. There will be people coming in from around the country.

Yep, with more like White, we can surely look forward to a helluva successful 2020 NFL season.
 
Safety.............Is this a joke?

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NFL, Oakley come up with face shields to protect players
by Simmi Buttar, AP Pro Football Writer
Monday, July 13th 2020
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This photo provided by Oakley shows a new face shield designed by Oakley. With NFL training camps set to start at the end of the month, the league believes it is closer to one answer when it comes to player safety in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Face shields for the players' helmets. (Oakley via AP)
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NEW YORK (AP) - With NFL training camps set to start at the end of the month, the league believes it is closer to one answer when it comes to player safety amid the coronavirus pandemic: face shields for the players' helmets.

The NFL and the players' union agreed to several protocols in a 42-page document last week, including team travel, media and treatment response. They have also updated the facilities protocol, specifically addressing training camp, using recommendations from a joint committee of doctors, trainers and strength coaches.

However, the two sides haven’t agreed on testing and screening protocols for the coronavirus.

One idea suggested by the union’s medical director, Dr. Thom Mayer, to help control the spread of the virus was to have players wear face masks. The league’s engineers and a sports equipment company tested prototypes for the masks, but players shot it down.

“We’ve had a real robust discussion around it that stretches back a number of months,” said Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical officer. “From the start, the NFL Players Association, their medical advisers, their engineers have been engaged with us. We’ve also had dialogue with players along the way trying to look at early prototypes and developments.”

The face shield was designed by Oakley, which already provides visors for the players.

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At this point in time, I don't see how the NFL and NFLPA can work things out before TC............let alone implement and test them. It looks like we're heading towards nothing more than a grand animal experiment.............players, coaches and supporting cast (and possibly fans) being the subjects. Hopefully at the end of the experiment, the subjects don't require autopsies to evaluate their results.............
 
Another issue that may be slowing the process and owners using Covid testing to hide behind is owners want costs due to Covid to be applied over 2020 and 2021. Players want losses spread over several years which seems more reasonable to me.

edit: https://www.nfl.com/news/latest-nfl-economic-proposal-cuts-team-player-costs-by-40m

Pelissero added that per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the NFL and NFLPA must negotiate in good faith to manage a projected multibillion-dollar revenue shortfall. The players union prefers to spread the hit over future salary caps, while the league wants help managing costs now.
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badboy said:
Another issue that may be slowing the process and owners using Covid testing to hide behind is owners want costs due to Covid to be applied over 2020 and 2021. Players want losses spread over several years which seems more reasonable to me.

edit: https://www.nfl.com/news/latest-nfl-economic-proposal-cuts-team-player-costs-by-40m
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I think the best thing for the owners is to eat the losses this year and recoup them in the following seasons when they have a lower cap which limits player earnings. The cap will recover in time and in the mean time.
Those players who come up for FA in those down cap years .... sucks for them. Great for teams and cap management.
 
The NFL (like the NBA) assured that their massive COVID testing would not take away from or interfere with the public's access to COVID testing. The NBA initially contracted with Quest Labs, but they quickly found that Quest refused to place the NBA testing in category 1 with frontline workers where turnaround would be 1 day.........not 4-5 days (the public's typical turnaround time).


So they found another lab BioReference Labs which would place them in priority. BioReference Labs has admitted that they have indeed sold their soul and stolen from the frontline AND the public access to and turnaround of their testing.

Is the NBA being prioritized over the general population in a time of crisis?

The entire NBA operation sits on a foundation of daily testing and then processing results of those tests quickly. Early in the pandemic, the NBA was concerned about having enough tests to administer that daily regimen. While supply issues appear to have been resolved, processing those tests is not quite as simple.

Unlike Major League Baseball, so far teams have not seen significant delays or problems receiving test results, according to sources that spoke with NBC Sports. But there have been hiccups here and there. In the 24 hours before departure for Orlando, one NBA team had its tests accidentally sent to the wrong lab, according to league sources. The mistake forced the entire team to retake the coronavirus tests later in the day, delaying their trip to Orlando by several hours.

“This is the new normal,” said one official of a team dealing with testing blips.

This space can be tricky at a time when the demand for tests is skyrocketing around the country and delays are becoming prevalent. The testing provider is central to everything. The NBA began using BioReference Laboratories to run their tests once they arrived in the bubble, sources told NBC Sports. That’s a different provider than their previous arrangement for in-market testing prior to the bubble. In the 113-page Health and Safety Protocol handbook distributed to teams last month, the league listed only one provider, Quest Diagnostics, as a preferred vendor. The league used Quest for the bulk of its tests around the country during Phases 2 and 3 of the resumption of the season. Phase 3, which is the transition into the bubble, concludes this Saturday, according to the document.

The shift away from Quest is notable considering that on Monday, Quest Diagnostics issued a worrisome press release. Quest stated a recent surge in demand for coronavirus testing had caused delays in processing, with 4-6 day average turnarounds on COVID-19 tests for populations that do not fall into their “Priority 1” group. That group includes “hospital patients, pre-operative patients in acute care settings and symptomatic healthcare workers.” Average turnarounds for Priority 1 would be one day, the lab company said.

It’s difficult to see how the NBA and its personnel would be considered Priority 1 in the Quest designation. Being put in the normal population group, with 4-6 day turnarounds, would lead to significant delays and could jeopardize the league’s entire testing operation.
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Now it appears that both the NFL and BioReference Labs have agreed to team up, further stealing from those entities that they assured us that they would not compromise.
 
The NFL has finally agreed to a player opt out.............but not without some restrictions for the players to think hard about.

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NFL’s opt-out offer carries a renegotiation loophole
July 18, 2020, 7:52 AM EDT

PFT has obtained the full contents of the NFL’s most recent proposal to the NFL Players Association, which means that the weekend will feature a series of blurbs regarding various aspects of the league’s position.

First up, one of the most intriguing aspects of pro football in a pandemic: The ability of players to choose not to play.

The deadline for making an all-or-nothing decision arrives on August 1, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Written notice “must be received” by the team before that moment; once notice is received as to a given player, the opt out becomes irrevocable. Thus, unlike a holdout (which can end at any time), the player who opts out cannot play at all in 2020.

A player who opts out will have his contract toll for a full year. He will not receive his base salary or any other payments scheduled to be earned after the date of the opt out, and he will not earn a benefit credit or an accrued season. In 2021, his contract will be reinstated. If he “timely reports for all required activities” in 2021, the opt out will not become a breach of his 2020 contract, which “will not subject him to discipline or forfeiture, will not void any bonuses or guarantees or have any other adverse consequences beyond those set forth herein.”

That’s an important provision. The player who opts out in 2020 can’t hold out or otherwise breach his contract in 2021; if he does, his opt out becomes a breach of his contract, after the fact.

The player who opts out will receive a $150,000 stipend for 2020 — minus any amounts already received by the player in 2020. The balance (up to $150,000) would be treated as an advance on the player’s 2021 base salary. (This implies that players not under contract for 2021 would not be eligible for the stipend.)

Here’s the most intriguing aspect of the opt-out proposal: The NFL’s offer states that “[n]o club may renegotiate a contract with any player who has given notice of his intention to opt out.” As a practical matter, this gives a player until August 1 to use the threat of a potential opt out as leverage to get a new deal.

The message from agent to team would go like this: “My client wants to play this year, but he’s got serious reservations about the league’s safety procedures, and he is concerned about catching the virus and spreading it to his family. But he’d be willing to assume the enhanced risk of playing this year if he were to get a new contract.”

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OK that "Opt-out" proposal that the league has presented to the players & agents should a piece of cake, right, you know what possibly could go wrong ?
No not really of course, just being silly. Wow talk about a document that's potentially full of land minds !
I dunno but might be a good weekend to hang around the old Twitter account and watch all of the explosions.
 
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For the Texans and Chiefs, July 20th is the date for rookies, injured players and quarterbacks to report to training camp.............and July 25th for all the other players.
 
Corrosion said:
I think the best thing for the owners is to eat the losses this year and recoup them in the following seasons when they have a lower cap which limits player earnings. The cap will recover in time and in the mean time.
Those players who come up for FA in those down cap years .... sucks for them. Great for teams and cap management.
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Agree. There will be some who miss something or get hurt but that happens in life. Least damage to all as possible. Cannot blame owners for trying but seems to be poking players in the eye.
 
badboy said:
Agree. There will be some who miss something or get hurt but that happens in life. Least damage to all as possible. Cannot blame owners for trying but seems to be poking players in the eye.
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It potentially gets much worse if the players can be forced into the NFL's new proposed conditions. With cancellation of the season or games, even monies for guaranteed for injury, for skill or for salary cap appears to be fair game in the proposal.

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NFL’s proposal dramatically cuts player pay if season is canceled
July 18, 2020, 2:22 PM EDT

The Collective Bargaining Agreement does not include a force majeure clause. The league is essentially trying to force the players to accept one after the fact.

The most recent proposal from the NFL to the NFL Players Association sets forth a lengthy and detailed schedule of payments to be made in the event the season is suspended or canceled.

For starters, players would keep all signing, roster, reporting, or workout bonuses earned before cancellation of the season, along with base salary and per-game roster bonuses or per-game payments earned for any regular-season games actually played.
If the season is canceled before training camp opens, the players would get no further payment. If the season is canceled after training camp starts and before final roster cuts, all players on the 90-man roster who received a credited/accrued season in 2019 or who were drafted in 2020 would receive a $250,000 stipend, reduced by all other payments already made to the player this year. (For example, if a player received a $100,000 signing bonus, he’d receive $150,000 upon cancellation of the season. Any player who has received $250,000 or more this year would get nothing.)

If the season is canceled after the final roster cuts and before Week One, players on the 53-man roster and injured reserve or reserve/PUP would be eligible for the $250,000 stipend. Players on the practice squad would be eligible for a $100,000 stipend.
If the season is canceled during the regular season, players on the 53-man roster and injured reserve or reserve/PUP would be eligible for the $250,000 stipend, but money earned from regular-season games already played would also count against the stipend. Players on the practice squad would be eligible for a $100,000 stipend, minus other money earned.

For players who join the active roster after Week One, they would receive the lesser of $250,000 or their remaining prorated base salary. Players who join the practice squad after Week One would receive the lesser of $10,000 or their remaining prorated practice squad pay.
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CloakNNNdagger said:
It potentially gets much worse if the players can be forced into the NFL's new proposed conditions. With cancellation of the season or games, even monies for guaranteed for injury, for skill or for salary cap appears to be fair game in the proposal.

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NFL’s proposal dramatically cuts player pay if season is canceled
July 18, 2020, 2:22 PM EDT

The Collective Bargaining Agreement does not include a force majeure clause. The league is essentially trying to force the players to accept one after the fact.

The most recent proposal from the NFL to the NFL Players Association sets forth a lengthy and detailed schedule of payments to be made in the event the season is suspended or canceled.

For starters, players would keep all signing, roster, reporting, or workout bonuses earned before cancellation of the season, along with base salary and per-game roster bonuses or per-game payments earned for any regular-season games actually played.
If the season is canceled before training camp opens, the players would get no further payment. If the season is canceled after training camp starts and before final roster cuts, all players on the 90-man roster who received a credited/accrued season in 2019 or who were drafted in 2020 would receive a $250,000 stipend, reduced by all other payments already made to the player this year. (For example, if a player received a $100,000 signing bonus, he’d receive $150,000 upon cancellation of the season. Any player who has received $250,000 or more this year would get nothing.)

If the season is canceled after the final roster cuts and before Week One, players on the 53-man roster and injured reserve or reserve/PUP would be eligible for the $250,000 stipend. Players on the practice squad would be eligible for a $100,000 stipend.
If the season is canceled during the regular season, players on the 53-man roster and injured reserve or reserve/PUP would be eligible for the $250,000 stipend, but money earned from regular-season games already played would also count against the stipend. Players on the practice squad would be eligible for a $100,000 stipend, minus other money earned.

For players who join the active roster after Week One, they would receive the lesser of $250,000 or their remaining prorated base salary. Players who join the practice squad after Week One would receive the lesser of $10,000 or their remaining prorated practice squad pay.
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Exactly, I read that. Seems that fans and advertiser should make it known that now is not the time for this behavior. Reminds me of people taking advantage during hurricanes.
 
I think this C-19 issue has allowed much bigger things to blossom in the bigger scheme. I will not turn this into a political philosophy post but I could easily see the NFL owners using the C-19 to rein in the very contracts they've been handing out by using this season to knock a hole in the cap next season and going forward.

Next season could be a smorgasbord of veteran players hitting the market b/c they chose not to take a pay cut to help realign the team with the new cap. The only other option would be to cut or release players. The one thing I'll be curious to see, if the owners agree to waive the "Dead Money" hit from their cap b/c of the 2020 season. This move would show their hand but in all reality, what could the players do besides go on strike.....and not get paid.

Mods, feel free to move this post since I got a little off the beaten track.
 
OptimisticTexan said:
I think this C-19 issue has allowed much bigger things to blossom in the bigger scheme. I will not turn this into a political philosophy post but I could easily see the NFL owners using the C-19 to rein in the very contracts they've been handing out by using this season to knock a hole in the cap next season and going forward.

Next season could be a smorgasbord of veteran players hitting the market b/c they chose not to take a pay cut to help realign the team with the new cap. The only other option would be to cut or release players. The one thing I'll be curious to see, if the owners agree to waive the "Dead Money" hit from their cap b/c of the 2020 season. This move would show their hand but in all reality, what could the players do besides go on strike.....and not get paid.

Mods, feel free to move this post since I got a little off the beaten track.
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This is going to happen eventually.
 
OptimisticTexan said:
I think this C-19 issue has allowed much bigger things to blossom in the bigger scheme. I will not turn this into a political philosophy post but I could easily see the NFL owners using the C-19 to rein in the very contracts they've been handing out by using this season to knock a hole in the cap next season and going forward.

Next season could be a smorgasbord of veteran players hitting the market b/c they chose not to take a pay cut to help realign the team with the new cap. The only other option would be to cut or release players. The one thing I'll be curious to see, if the owners agree to waive the "Dead Money" hit from their cap b/c of the 2020 season. This move would show their hand but in all reality, what could the players do besides go on strike.....and not get paid.

Mods, feel free to move this post since I got a little off the beaten track.
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Even we non lawyers know the basic about contract law which prohibits any amendment to an existing contract without the mutual agreement between all parties to the contract.
So are there some kind of provisions in the new CBA which permits the owners to issue certain proposals like we are seeing here under certain extraordinary circumstances, or are these unilateral ultimatums the owners are delivering to the NFLPA membership to circumvent
the CBA ?
 
This is worse than the MLB/MLBPA COVID-19 negotiations. Just days before camps start and nothing has been finalized? I guess the League thinks it can muscle players into accepting anything (they usually can)? What % of players are going to test positive heading into camps? The top players that can afford to opt out will do so at a high %. This is looking like a train wreck.
 
ugh, I don't have much hope for the 2020 season when they do not even appear to be close to the same page, and positive results of testing could end up impacting teams to a point where they can't field a full team.
 
Pandemic World and NFL football can not exist at the same time. Whatever show the NFL puts on later this year will not be NFL football. NFL football is over with for this year and likely next year as well.
 
Lucky said:
This is worse than the MLB/MLBPA COVID-19 negotiations. Just days before camps start and nothing has been finalized? I guess the League thinks it can muscle players into accepting anything (they usually can)? What % of players are going to test positive heading into camps? The top players that can afford to opt out will do so at a high %. This is looking like a train wreck.
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Could be a good thing for the Texans......provided their players have their eyes on the prize.....1st round and out. What????? That's what we've become accustomed to.
 
Thorn said:
Pandemic World and NFL football can not exist at the same time. Whatever show the NFL puts on later this year will not be NFL football. NFL football is over with for this year and likely next year as well.
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Perhaps but I did enjoy the brief XFL.
 
Players plead with NFL to address health, safety concerns

NFL players are publicly pleading with the league to address several health and safety concerns on the eve of training camp.

The league informed teams on Saturday that training camps will open on time even though discussions with the players’ union regarding testing for the coronavirus and other health and safety protocols are ongoing.

Rookies for Houston and Kansas City are set to report Monday and rookies for other teams are due on Tuesday. Players for all teams are scheduled to report by July 28.
Many prominent players expressed their thoughts in a social media blitz Sunday.

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As a fan, I really want a football season. :fans:

As a person, I kinda' feel guilty about it. :thinking:
 
We've gone from 4 preseason games..........to 2............to 1...............and now with the League office giving in to 0. There will be no preseason games. I can hardly wait to see the quality of the regular season.
 
Report: NFL will spend roughly $75 million on COVID-19 tests
July 21, 2020, 10:42 AM EDT

The NFL will be conducting plenty of COVID-19 tests this year. And the NFL will be paying plenty of money to do so.

According to Ben Fischer of Sports Business Daily, the league expects to spend “about $75M” on these tests.
It’s a significant expenditure in a season that will involve decreased revenues. However, regular and aggressive testing will be critical to the ability of the league to have a chance to play all 256 regular-season games and 13 postseason games.

PFT reported on Monday that BioReference Laboratories will be charging a flat fee covering up to 120 tests per team per day, with extra tests available at $125 each. The teams will pay 1/32nd of the total fee, and they will individually pay for any extra tests that they require.
 
As I've posted very early on, 2020 appears to be turning into a bad situation for the UFAs. The NFLPA has been voting on all of these changes, and whether intentional or unintentional, they are selectively protecting their own. I find it sad.

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John Kuhn feels for the undrafted rookies who won’t get a chance this year
Posted by Michael David Smith on July 22, 2020, 4:55 AM EDT


John Kuhn entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie out of Shippensburg University and ended up making three Pro Bowls and winning two Super Bowl rings. He feels for the undrafted rookies this year who won’t get the same opportunity to prove themselves that he did.

Kuhn noted that the cancelation of the preseason because of COVID-19 will cost a lot of players an opportunity to prove that they can compete in the NFL. And the smaller rosters — 80 players this year, instead of the normal 90 — means 320 fewer football players across the league are getting chances to make their teams.

“Zero preseason games and 10 players cut on each team before they ever touched the field,” Kuhn wrote on Twitter. “2020 is not a fair year for anyone and unfortunately this was the price that needed to be paid so that football and its star players would feel safe enough to play.”

It’s entirely possible that there’s another John Kuhn out there, an undrafted rookie who’s capable of a Pro Bowl career, whose career is now over before it started. Another bad thing about 2020.
 
Now that we know that there will be no preseason games, and the NFLPA planned no 11 on 11 practices, it appears that (unless anything drastically changes) there will be no 11 on 11 experience during TC, since the only TC experience will be practices.

Preparation "shadow" football like shadow boxing should certainly be very interesting to watch. I expect this TC "experience" to translate extremely well to the regular season............:toropalm:
 
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