The National Football League has now taken an important step in protecting its teams, players and staff. On Thursday morning, the NFL notified all 32 clubs there would be no in-person minicamps in June as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The NFL has notified teams the virtual period for offseason work will be extended through June 26, but there will be no in-person minicamps this month, per sources,” NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweeted. “Expected, and now official.”
Pelissero also noted that clubs have the option to extend their virtual offseason program for another two weeks, up to the June 26 deadline, or to discontinue after this week.
It has been reported the NFL and the players’ union (NFLPA) are still working together to provide teams with the necessary protocols to safely reopen facilities ahead of training camps, which are still scheduled to begin at the end of July. Many options remain on the table, including shortening the preseason to just two games.
