A day after the NFLPA leadership acknowledged they were informed by team doctors that it was acceptable to commence training camps, the NFL mandated that camps will indeed start at their regularly scheduled times.
In a communique to all 32 teams, NFL Executive VP of Football Operations Troy Vincent informed teams that camps will begin with rookies reporting on Tuesday, July 21st for all teams except the Chiefs and Texans, who begin the season early on Thursday night.
Vincent’s letter does not indicate any information on COVID-19 testing or protocols. Those were big issues suggested by NFLPA president JC Tretter and the player’s association leadership in a conference call with reporters on Friday.
The Lions will need to make sure all their accommodations for COVID-19 protection for players, staffers and coaches meet local guidelines as well.