Rookies for the Chiefs and the Texas (who play the 2020 season opener) report to training camp today. What the season will look like or how we get there is still very much up in the air, though. Yesterday, dozens of star players took to Twitter in a coordinated campcaign to air concerns about the lack of agreement over safety protocols due to the pandemic.
Another major issue that has yet to be resolved is the preseason schedule. Previously, the NFL proposed cutting those games from four to two. The NFLPA did not agree, though. Considering the risk involved, they don’t want to play any.
The latest news is the league has proposed one preseason game, according to Tom Pelissero at NFL Network. Players are still opposed. Pelissero followed up with another tweet, stating that the one proposed preseason game would be the third on the schedule, slated for the week of Aug. 27.
Under the NFL’s proposal, the one preseason game would be played in what normally is the third preseason week, the week of Aug. 27. That’d provide an extra week of preparation, though not the full 21 days of strength and conditioning players want.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 20, 2020
For the Panthers, the third preseason game this year is scheduled to be against the Ravens on Sunday, Aug. 30. If it takes place, it will be televised nationally on NBC.
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