The NFL is about attention and ratings, so despite the country being engulfed in a pandemic, the 2020 league year and free agency will start without delay.
Despite inquiries from numerous clubs about a potential delay, the NFL says business will proceed as planned:
11:59:59 a.m. ET tomorrow: Franchise/transition tag deadline
Noon tomorrow: Negotiating window opens
4 p.m. Wednesday: New league year begins.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 15, 2020
After much discussion and several meetings, the new league year, and free agency, will officially start on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The discussion to delay the signing period stems from the optics of free agents landing hundreds of millions in deals while the country and globe deal with the fallout from the coronavirus.
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