COVID-19 has shut down sports across the world but the NFL has remained optimistic that things will be better in time for its fall season. The league has already said it will announce the 2020 schedule no later than May 9 and the NFL expects to play an uninterrupted season.
That’s what the league is saying publicly, anyway. Behind closed doors, the NFL has to be preparing for the possibility for games to be delayed or canceled.
In a letter to season ticket holders this week, the Broncos told fans that they anticipate “an uninterrupted 2020 schedule,” according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis.
Denver might anticipate an uninterrupted season but that hasn’t stopped the team from preparing for an interrupted one. In that same letter to season ticket holders, the Broncos informed fans that “if a game is canceled or is played in conditions in which fans are prohibited from attending, season-ticket holders would get a full refund or future credit,” according to Klis.
Whether the NFL is willing to publicly admit it or not, the coronavirus has put its season in jeopardy. Denver fans won’t lose money because of it.
