After a year of limited capacity for many teams and no fans allowed at all for other, the NFL is planning on having full stadiums for the 2021 season. Commissioner Roger Goodell stated the plan in a news conference at the ongoing owner’s meetings, which are being held virtually this week.
“All of us in the NFL want to see every one of our fans back,” Goodell said. “Football is simply not the same without fans, and we expect to have full stadiums in the upcoming season.”
Goodell didn’t specify any teams that would not be allowed to have fans, though state and local variances might still be an issue. Cleveland was allowed to have a limited capacity in the 2020 season, which increased from 6,000 to 12,000 as the state of Ohio eased restrictions.
