'We are continuing to work with the NFLPA and our medical teams on developing
protocols that could permit a certain number of players to return to club facilities
as early as next month,' reads the memo in part.
By Aaron Homer | The Inquisitr
Associated Press, that states teams can reopen their facilities beginning next week, pending certain conditions.
Of the five major sports leagues in the United States — the National Hockey Association (NHL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), and the NFL — the latter is the only one that has not been directly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Whereas the other leagues have had to cancel, postpone, or otherwise shuffle around scheduled games, the NFL has not. That’s because its previous season had concluded before the pandemic hit, and it has months to go before next season begins.
However, the league is in the position of having to consider how, or even if, to carry on its offseason and preseason business while a pandemic is ongoing. And according to the memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell to all 32 franchises, the league is ready to allow some employees back into team facilities, beginning next Tuesday, May 19.
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