Will the real NFL offseason please stand up? So far, very little of what we have seen this offseason remotely resembles what we’ve become accustomed to. This is due to continuing worries over the COVID-19 pandemic and how to “get back to business” so to speak for everyone including the NFL.
Originally the plan was for the league to run their virtual offseason through May 15 and then open things up more. Now, however, the NFL is planning to have teams run their virtual offseason all the way through the end of the month.
Some of this decision might come down to competitive fairness. Depending on how each state handles opening up for business could have a negative impact on if a team could actually start their offseason. For example, the NFL could say the virtual offseason ends but if the state of Pennsylvania won’t allow them to gather, the Pittsburgh Steelers could fall behind teams in other states.
