The NFL wants to trim preseason from four games to two games this summer but the NFLPA hasn’t agreed to that plan. The players’ union doesn’t want to play any preseason games because of the risk of COVID-19 and the limited amount of time players will have to great fit in time for the regular season.
According to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the NFLPA has discussed the possibility of a training camp schedule that looks like this:
3 days: medical/equipment
21 days: strength & conditioning
10 days: unpadded practice
14 days: practice (10 max/8 padded)
After that, teams would go straight into the regular season.
Broncos kicker Brandon McManus, the team’s union rep, seems to be on board with the NFLPA’s suggestion of no preseason games. McManus tweeted Wednesday that fans should be ready for one or zero preseason games.
The NFL seems unlikely to agree to the NFLPA’s plan. As of now, the league is still planning to have each team play one preseason game at home and one preseason game on the road in August before starting the regular season in September.
