The Covid-19 pandemic has ensured that some NFL teams will be allowed to have fans in their stadium while teams in coronavirus hotspots won’t be so lucky.
Teams that can have fans in the stadium will do so at a limited capacity, while the Eagles, Steelers, and other NFL cities will get help from the league. According to Tom Pelissero via an NFL memo, teams without fans will have pre-recorded crowd noise pumping through their PA system.
Here’s the full memo from the NFL on the use this season of pre-recorded audio, which will be monitored by NFL Football Operations. Any person or club caught attempting to manipulate the league-curated audio will be subject to fines, suspensions or potential lost draft picks. pic.twitter.com/J7v7LYaxWD
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 3, 2020
The NFL will monitor the decibel level, while the crowd noise should help alleviate some concerns about a lack of home-field advantage for NFL teams in select cities.
