The NFL Draft
The offseason workout program shouldn’t be affected. Players should be able to come to work, however, the next big date is the NFL Draft and that will be looked at like any other large event.
The league has done a great job making the draft a huge spectator affair. Once the NFL moved the draft out of New York it became a travel destination for some of the biggest fans out there. This year it was scheduled to happen in Las Vegas.
The league will surely keep an eye on what happens in Nevada. If there is a novel coronavirus outbreak, it would be pretty simple to either have the draft happen remotely or reschedule it to another date. The NFL may not be the decision-maker in this case. If the political powers that be won’t allow mass gatherings, there is no point in holding the draft in Sin City as it was originally intended.
The good news for the league is that the draft isn’t until the end of April. Maybe there’s a chance this is all figured out by then.