Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller thinks the NFL might be able to follow European soccer’s lead in a return to sports amid the coronavirus.
In Germany, the Bundesliga soccer league is set to resume play on May 16 without fans in the stands. In England, the Premier League is preparing for the possibility of finishing its season in June.
Both leagues were put on hold by COVID-19 in March.
If those leagues successfully re-start and finish their seasons, it might be easier for the NFL to play this fall without much backlash.
“We got soccer coming up in Europe, and they’re going to do mass testing,” Miller said in an interview with The Washington Post‘s Kent Babb. “That’s what we have to do. Every day we need to test all the players. It’s got to be part of the routine.”
Miller also proposed playing games with stadiums selling tickets for only 25 percent of the available seats, spacing fans out in the stadium. A more realistic scenario might be playing without fans at all.
Whether it’s in front of fans or without fans in the stands, the NFL has remained optimistic that its season will start on time in September.
