Rookies for the bosses and Texans will take the COVID-19 tests on Monday to complete the first step of the training camp reporting process, and rookies from other teams will do the same in the coming days, but the full rules that they govern the return to work remain unfinished.
The NFL and the NFL Players Association have been discussing a number of outstanding issues including the frequency of testing, exclusion procedures, the number of preseason games, loss of earnings and the overall structure of the playing field. training. The news late last week was that there was progress, but the avalanche of messages from the players on Sunday made it clear that there is still some distance to go before reaching an agreement.
Mark Maske of the Washington Post He reports that progress is still being made on health and safety issues, but that Monday is “perhaps too soon” for the two sides to fill the remaining gap.
The NFLPA has said that the league controls the start date of the camp and that players must report as scheduled. The union can file a complaint if they believe security concerns have not been adequately addressed when the camps begin next week.