Global pandemic or no, the 2020 NFL season is going to start on time. When or if it will finish is another question entirely. What’s become clear after just a few days of MLB games is that teams need a plan for when things go wrong. With the Miami Marlins being forced to postpone games already due to a rash of positive COVID-19 tests, things look grim for football.
Circumstances on the ground will no doubt change once the practices and the games begin, but for now the Carolina Panthers have a plan. Their infectious disease emergency response plan is one of 20 from NFL teams that have been approved by the NFLPA.
Hopefully “going last” among the sports leagues will prove to be an advantage and enable the NFL to learn from the others leagues’ mistakes. The NBA is up next, with games resuming in the Orlando bubble on Thursday night.
