NFL’s COVID-19 plans." data-reactid="16">Richard Sherman has criticized the NFL’s COVID-19 plans.
NFL will go through with the 2020 season no matter what." data-reactid="17">He is now convinced that the NFL will continue the 2020 season no matter what.
Football Focus during an Instagram Live session Monday that he doesn’t see the NFL shutting the season down because of the pandemic." data-reactid="22">The San Francisco 49ers free cornerback told Pro Football Focus on Monday in an Instagram Live session that he didn’t see the NFL shutting down the season because of the pandemic.
“I don’t see the league saying, ‘Hey, we’re going to shut down if 10 people get it, 15 people get it, 50 people get it,’” Sherman said, according to the San Jose Mercury-News. see them say, “Hey, delete these people, replace them with new people and continue the game.”
Sherman slammed the league’s COVID-19 planning
NFL’s plans for COVID-19 safety. He did last week so alongside several other players who were vocal about the league’s preparations." data-reactid="26">Sherman has supported the league moving forward this fall, but has criticized the NFL’s plans for COVID-19 security. He did so last week alongside several other players who have spoken on the league’s preparations.
The NFL ignored the safety recommendations of the experts they hired. We all love this game and want to go out and compete with our brothers. The NFL must provide us with a safe working environment to achieve this. #WeWantToPlay
– Richard Sherman (@ RSherman_25) July 19, 2020
The league and the NFLPA have since agreed to testing protocols before training camp opens. But Sherman remains skeptical that the league will make COVID-19 a priority at the end of the season. He presented several scenarios in which he envisioned the continuation of the league amid epidemics.
“ Forfeit the game … keep moving forward ”
His predictions came the same day MLB pledged to continue amid a COVID-19 outbreak among Miami Marlins players and coaches less than a week after the start of their season.
NFL." data-reactid="32">Sherman anticipates a similar response from the NFL.
“If half a team gets it, lose the game and the next game keeps moving forward. This is how I see them ending.
Richard Sherman expects the NFL to prioritize games over COVID-19 security. (Robin Alam / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
That pretty much sums up the MLB’s response to the Marlins epidemic. The league called off Monday’s home opener against the Baltimore Orioles for the Marlins and continued their season.
football that is played to be a subpar product rife with injury." data-reactid="46">Meanwhile, Sherman predicts that the football being played is a mediocre product plagued with injury.
“It won’t be the best football,” Sherman continued. “It’s going to be a year where you will see high interception numbers, high injury numbers. … The league still does not know how the training will go and we are about to return.
