Kansas City Chiefs rookies, quarterbacks and select veteran players have officially been told to report to training camp this weekend.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Chiefs players have been told that “camp is a go.” This comes following reports that the team still was awaiting league guidance ahead of the rookie report date which was scheduled for Saturday, July 18. Kansas City, of course, is one of the first teams that will be able to report to camp because they open the season playing “Thursday Night Football” against the Houston Texans.
Pelissero claims that Chiefs players will undergo COVID-19 testing on Monday. He also adds that there is not currently an agreement in place between the NFL and NFLPA on several outstanding issues. So what guidelines are ruling this decision to have players report to training camp? The new collective bargaining agreement.
The #Chiefs are telling players camp is a go, with rookies and QBs to report for COVID-19 testing Monday, sources tell me and @RapSheet.
There's no agreement on outstanding issues between the NFL and NFLPA, I'm told. But team has right under the CBA to tell players to report.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 16, 2020
Pelissero’s NFL Network colleague, Mike Garafolo, added that over the weekend and ahead of COVID-19 testing scheduled for Monday, Chiefs players will take physicals and be fitted for equipment.
Physicals and equipment fitting the next two days for rookies, QBs and select vets. Full squad slated to report on 7/25. It’s up to the NFLPA to file a grievance if clubs are not in compliance with health and safety protocols. https://t.co/Daw5OcefLY
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) July 16, 2020
It will be up to the NFLPA to file a grievance with the league if they don’t believe the Chiefs are in compliance with health and safety protocols as related to COVID-19.
Players have continued to express concerns about their health and safety as the NFL and NFLPA have worked to ratify outstanding issues. But as of right now, there is nothing preventing Kansas City from telling their rookies to report to training camp.
Training camp will be held at The University of Kansas Health System Training Complex this season and not Missouri Western State University due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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