With COVID-19 cases raising all over the nation, several cases have surfaced in the National Football League. With that, the Players Association has now urged players to avoid having private workouts.
This comes as players haven’t been allowed to report to their respective facilities. In years past, teams would’ve gone through both organized team activities and minicamp by now, however, the coronavirus pandemic made the Jags and their comrades move to a virtual offseason.
The Jags wrapped up their virtual offseason during the middle of last month, which gave them some downtime that they would maybe prefer to be on the field. As a result, the team and several others have organized on the field workout sessions to help with team chemistry. The Jags specifically had one last week at Episcopal High, which consisted of notables like Gardner Minshew II, D.J. Chark, Chris Conley, and more.
The league has had several cases around the nation with at least one player from the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and, Tampa Bay Buccaneers testing positive. With these players working out with others, it appears the NFLPA decided to step in.
With concerns and cases hitting record levels, it appears the Jags may be better off holding off on non-individual sessions until training camp. That reportedly will begin for them on July 28 due to a stipulation under the collective bargaining agreement.
