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Training camps are slated to open in two weeks, but there is much uncertainty about the ability to do so safely.
Specifically, the NFLPA has concerns about openness in places where COVID-19 infection rates are highest.
Via Mark Maske of the Washington Post, a union source made the reservations clear.
“We have a question that sums it up: Does it make sense for the NFL to open boot camps in hot spot cities right now?” the source said Tuesday.
The league is still considering contingencies (and is still working to reach agreements with the NFLPA regarding health, safety, and the economy), but so far, the league has maintained that plans are to carry out a full schedule starting from September 10.
There was a report that the Dolphins told players that “everything is up in the air” and that teams in the hardest hit areas right now have to have the same concerns.
“We all want to play,” a high-ranking team official told Maske. “We all want this to work. But there are some major problems in some parts of the country. That cannot be ignored. “
With three teams in California, and that state issuing new restrictions, the concern seems clear. Along with high numbers in places like Arizona, Texas and Louisiana, and record numbers in recent days in Florida, and a significant part of the league is playing in places where players should be in doubt.
Buccaneers left tackle Donovan Smith said last week that training camp “doesn’t seem like a risk worth running,” and he doesn’t appear to be the only one.
