Reports: NFL, NFLPA still debating
COVID-19 protocols
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[July 14, 2020]
The NFL and the NFL Players
Association held a bargaining session by phone Monday but failed to
reach any agreements regarding the upcoming season, multiple media
outlets reported.
According to NFL.com, the Monday meeting centered around economic
issues with the league's finances likely to take a hit this year
amid the coronavirus pandemic. Even if fans are allowed to return to
stadiums this fall, the venues likely will be limited to partial
capacity.
The sides are set to talk again Tuesday regarding health-and-safety
protocols involving the preseason, daily testing, and players opting
out of their contracts due to COVID-19, per NFL.com.
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San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman, an NFLPA vice
president, tweeted, "Good meeting today with management. We were
blunt and honest with them we will not compromise our players health
in these discussions."
Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio quoted a source saying the Monday
discussions went "as expected."
According to ESPN, the players are asking the league to increased
its planned every-other-day COVID-19 testing to every day, cut the
two still-scheduled preseason games for each team and lengthen the
training camp "acclimation period" following an offseason without
regular workouts.
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The league introduced a new helmet facemask on Monday that features
a mouth shield, but ESPN reported that players oppose the new mask.
Training camps are currently scheduled to open July 28. The regular
season is set to start with the Houston Texans visiting the Super
Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 10.
--Field Level Media
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