NFL to mandate teams stay at home facilities for training camps

And so the NFL has told all its teams that they must stay at their team facilities for this summer's training camps.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 2, 2020

The NFL is doing everything in its power to ensure there will be football this fall in spite of the coronavirus pandemic that is still strapping the nation.

The league has revealed its 2020 regular-season schedule as well provided protocols clubs must follow in order to slowly begin opening up their facilities.

The next step the NFL appears to be taking is to mandate that all team training camps be held at their home facilities this summer.

“A source tells 7 Sports that the NFL will soon make an announcement telling teams they must remain at their own facilities this summer for preseason camps that begin in late July,” writes Pete Yanity of wspa.com.

The Carolina Panthers are 1 of 5 teams that still leaves its metro area for camp, having trained at Wofford College in Spartanburg since their inception in 1995. https://t.co/FQajT7vwK4

— WSPA 7News (@WSPA7) June 2, 2020

“The NFL is expected to make the announcement official Tuesday afternoon,” Yanity reports.

The Seahawks, who now exclusively hold their training camps at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center, won’t be impacted by the news, but five teams around the league regularly travel for the summer event and will now be relegated to their home facilities.

This story is continuing to develop.