dangolka (CBS) — The NFL and NFLPA are nonetheless ironing out the small print for a particularly distinctive 2020 season, even with coaching camps set to open within the subsequent few days. However it seems the 2 sides are getting near an settlement.
On Monday, the NFL reportedly made a suggestion to the NFL Gamers Affiliation that features no preseason video games this summer season, in accordance with ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gamers had made it clear in current weeks that they didn’t wish to play any preseason video games after lacking all the offseason exercise schedule as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, however the NFL wished to attempt to get not less than one sport in. That seems to have modified with camps set to open.
The proposal additionally features a longer ramp-up interval in camp, nearer to what the NFLPA had just lately proposed, in accordance with ESPN’s Dan Graziano. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport added some particulars to that ramp-up interval on Tuesday, with padded practices not going down till mid-August.
What would coaching camp be like beneath the NFL’s newest ramp-up proposal?
— Testing & physicals for 5-6 days
— Power & conditioning plus walk-throughs through Day 12.
— Off Day 13
— Ramp up with helmets by way of Day 18
— Off Day 19
— On the 20th day, the pads go on.
So, completely different.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 21, 2020
Now it’s as much as the NFLPA to just accept or decline the proposal.
The 2 sides did come to an settlement on one thing on Monday, agreeing to each day coronavirus checks for not less than the primary two weeks of camp. If the optimistic take a look at charge is under 5 % after two weeks, testing would cut back to each different day. If the optimistic take a look at charge is just not under 5 %, each day testing will proceed till it falls under that line. The league would resume each day testing if the optimistic take a look at charge hits 5 % or higher.
As a part of the settlement, gamers and workforce staff will likely be examined upon arriving at workforce services, and might want to take a look at destructive twice earlier than being allowed to enter.
NFL rookies are set to report back to their groups on Tuesday, with quarterbacks and gamers coming off accidents reporting for responsibility on Thursday. Everybody else will report for coaching camp subsequent Tuesday, July 28.
The NFL is actually chopping it shut, nevertheless it looks as if the 2 sides are getting into the purple zone when it comes to coming to an settlement on the 2020 season.
