The Covid-19 pandemic has made the 2020 NFL offseason unlike any that came before it. On April 20 teams began the first ever virtual offseason. This new-look offseason program was originally scheduled to run from April 20 until May 15, but according to a memo obtained by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the league has extended the date of the virtual offseason two weeks, or until May 29.
Meanwhile, the NFL provided an update for teams today on their virtual offseason, extending them another few weeks through May 29. Here is the memo: pic.twitter.com/Vy8Khxu1Od
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 13, 2020
This comes as no surprise, as the original end date is just two days away and state laws would still prohibit much of the league from gathering in each teams respective facilities.
The original statement from the league to the NFL teams explained the virtual offseason well; “classroom instruction and on-field activities that customarily take place at the Club facility … are being supplanted by on-line classroom instruction and virtual workouts for an indeterminate period.”
This latest announcement occurred just a week after teams were given the details on how to slowly begin reopening their facilities.
Training camp, as of now is still scheduled to start in mid-July, but it’s anyones guess whether or not that timeline will hold up.