One of the advantages teams like the Cleveland Browns get for hiring a new caching staff is a jump on the competition. Kevin Stefanski and his crew get an extra few days of offseason activities and get to start it before teams with returning staffs get to kick off their programs.
Alas, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the plan.
The NFL and NFL Players Association announced this week that the start of all teams’ offseason conditioning programs will be delayed indefinitely. The Browns were scheduled to begin their program on April 5th, but that will not happen.
With travel restrictions in place, it could be some time before Coach Stefanski gets to work with his 2020 Cleveland Browns.