NFL will have a season despite the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to be a major issue in America." data-reactid="16">Cleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam is hoping the NFL will have a season as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major issue in America.
NFL and Cleveland Browns, I think, have done a great job in terms of protocol and everything from testing to distancing. If you sat in our facility now versus going in last year, it looks completely different. So I will say this, we are all doing everything we possibly can to have pro football this year. I think we understand it’s a fluid world and there are no guarantees. But we are cautiously optimistic. And we believe the nation badly needs sports, particularly the NFL,” Haslam — who co-owns the Browns with wife Dee — said on Yahoo Finance’s The First Trade." data-reactid="17">“The NFL and the Cleveland Browns, I think, did a great job in terms of protocol and everything from testing to distance. If you’ve been sitting in our premises now compared to last year, it looks completely different. So I will say this, we are all doing everything we can to have professional football this year. I think we understand that it’s a fluid world and there are no guarantees. But we are cautiously optimistic. And we think the nation is in dire need of sports, especially the NFL, ”Haslam – who co-owns the Browns with his wife Dee – on Yahoo Finance’s The First Trade.
The Browns revealed some of those changes to their facilities in a new post on their website this week, one being the removal of the buffet inside the cafeteria.
NFL season." data-reactid="23">Despite additional safety precautions taken by the teams ahead of the start of training camps early next month, some players have chosen to suspend the season due to the pandemic. At last count, around 25 players have decided to retire from the next NFL season.
This aerial image shows the Washington NFL Football Training Center, which features large tents and a dome-shaped facility on Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Ashburn, Virginia. NFL football training camps will look different this year compared to previous years. Coronavirus health precautions prompted many changes in NFL protocol ahead of the 2020 season (AP Photo / Steve Helber)
Two Cleveland Browns players – developmental goaltender Drew Forbes and undrafted linesman Drake Dorbeck – have opted out of the season. Three Cleveland Browns players have been put on the team’s new reserve / COVID-19 roster after contracting the virus – fighter Jamie Gillan, running back Dontrell Hilliard and Jovante Moffatt.
“We don’t know for sure,” Haslam said when asked if more Browns players will be retiring from the season. “They have to decide before August 3. Once you unsubscribe, you cannot subscribe again. We don’t think that will happen. The players are concerned. We have spent the last two weeks educating with them. They’re back on campus. I would say cautious optimism.
