The NFL is not playing its 2020 season with a bubble concept like those the NBA and the NHL have used so successfully, so COVID-19 infections among team and league personnel are all but inevitable over the next five-plus months. That's the bad news.
The good news, based on early coronavirus testing results through August, is the NFL has managed to keep the number of positive tests relatively low. Which is remarkable given the massive number of people required to operate 32 NFL teams. It's a good sign for the viability season as long as players, coaches and everybody else involved can keep following the health and safety protocols established by the NFL, the NFL Players Association, teams and local governments/health experts.
Much more about the protocols at Sporting News
This video discusses the precautions (including the proximity device) and likely pivots as the season progresses in this unusual year.
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