The National Football League is pushing ahead with the scheduled start of training camps despite the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases around the country. On Monday, the NFL announced camps would begin on time, with most set to kick off on July 28.
Rookies and “select players” will be allowed to report a few days early and it appears the Seahawks will be taking advantage of the precious extra time they will be able to spend with the first-year players.
Until last season, coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider had the rookies arrive to camp with the rest of the roster. In 2019, however, things changed and the rookies got a head start.
“To give them a runway to prepare for camp,” Carroll said last year via John Boyle of Seahawks.com. “We feel like if we can make sure they’re physically ready after the six-week break that we can have a better shot of making them physically prepared for the workload they’re going to get.”
While fans will likely be unable to attend the training camp practices this year out of an abundance of caution due to the coronavirus pandemic, the team is planning to have the players report as usual. Just exactly how the workouts will be structured in a safe manner, remains to be seen.
