The NFL has closed team facilities in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19. That means in-person offseason activities won’t happen this spring.
Teams are permitted to conduct virtual offseason programs and the Broncos have scheduled “virtual meeting and classroom work” to begin on April 27, according to a report from KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis.
Denver will be allowed up to four hours of virtual work per day for up to four days a week during Phase I of the offseason program, which is three weeks long. Phase II will start in mid-May and run through late June.
After that, the NFL’s offseason schedule remains uncertain.
In a usual offseason, teams begin training camp in mid-to-late July. On Tuesday, NFLPA executive director De Smith said it is “impossible to answer” if training camps will be able to start on time this year.
In the early stages of the offseason, teams can conduct online meetings and even online workout sessions without too much trouble. There’s no replacement for training camp practices, though.
If the Broncos — and every other team — aren’t able to start camp on time, it’s hard to imagine the NFL being able to start the season on time.
