NFL agrees to cancel preseason, limits camp rosters to only 80 players

The NFL and NFLPA agreed to cancel the preseason this year in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to Mike Jones of USA TODAY. It was a recommendation from the Players’ Association, which was agreed to by the league on Tuesday night.

Additionally, roster sizes for training camp are expected to be trimmed by 10 players. Rather than the usual 90-man rosters teams are allowed in a typical year, they’ll be limited to only 80 this summer.

Here are more updates from Tuesday night’s conference call with players, via Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Updates from NFLPA call with players tonight:

– No preseason games in 2020
– Union still pushing for longer ramp-up period in camp
– Roster sizes expected to be 80 to start camp
– General agreement on voluntary and high-risk opt-out
– General agreement on stipend if games lost

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 21, 2020

The Rams currently have 90 players on their roster, which means they’ll have to cut 10 players before camp starts next week. All players are expected to report by July 28.

There will be some difficult decisions to be made, but considering the Rams signed 22 undrafted free agents this year, it’s almost certain that a large number of the team’s initial cuts will come from that pool of players.

With the preseason canceled, the first game at SoFi Stadium will be Rams-Cowboys on Sept. 13 – a Sunday night matchup in Week 1 of the regular season.