As NFL facilities begin to open up after a COVID-19 shutdown, the Denver Broncos are slowly permitting employees to return to the UCHealth Training Center and Empower Field at Mile High.
The Broncos are allowed to have a maximum of 75 employees working at the training center and stadium, according to The Athletic‘s Nicki Jhabvala. A majority of the team’s staff are still working from their homes.
Some of the safety measures at their facilities include:
-Entry questionnaire & temp check
-Face coverings in common areas
-Plexiglass in open office spaces
-Traffic flow signage— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) May 26, 2020
The only players who are allowed at the facility are players who are rehabbing injuries, including offensive lineman Elijah Wilkinson and outside linebacker Bradley Chubb. Wilkinson is recovering from foot surgery and Chubb is rehabbing from an ACL injury.
The Broncos shared photos of some employees returning to work on their Twitter page on Tuesday:
Back to football! 🏈@uchealth Training Center, @EmpowerField reopening 📸's » https://t.co/I4YzuEnMkR pic.twitter.com/Db84KLJQdx
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) May 26, 2020
Last week, the NFL provided some guidelines for re-opening facilities.
“The club facility reopening protocol calls for a series of criteria to be met before reopening,” the league on its player health and safety website. “For each club, these include implementing operational guidelines, acquiring adequate amounts of protective supplies, creating an Infection Response Team, designating an Infection Control Officer, and ensuring each returning club employee completes COVID-19 safety and hygiene training.”
Denver is hoping to be able to start training camp on time in late July.
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