The NFL issued COVID-19 protocol to teams earlier this week, and Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh believes that some of the guidelines will be “impossible” to enforce.
Among the many guidelines, players and staff inside of team facilities must be spaced six feet apart at all times, and teams must reconfigure their locker rooms to ensure there is six feet of space between each person. All workouts will have to be staggered, with no more than 15 players allowed to participate in a single workout.
During a radio interview on 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore, Harbaugh called the NFL’s coronavirus guidelines “humanly impossible,” and called on the league to figure out enforceable guidelines.
Via 105.7 The Fan:
“The other part of the thing is how we’re going to operate in the building. Nobody knows. And the experts don’t know. I’ve seen all the memos on that, and I’ll be honest with you, it’s impossible what they’re asking us to do. Humanly impossible.
…. I’m pretty sure the huddle is not going to be 6-feet spaced. Are guys going to shower one at a time all day? Are guys going to lift weights one at a time all day? These are things the league and the [players’ association] needs to get a handle on and needs to get agreed with some common sense so we can operate in a 13-hour day in training camp that they’re giving us and get our work done. That’s the one thing, you can tell by my voice, I’m a little frustrated with what I’m hearing there. And I think they need to get that pinned down a little better.”
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