Analysis: How the NFL got through the pandemic and to 2021
Associated PressSaying the NFL is America’s most popular sport isn’t exactly brainiac territory. So as training camps open — on time — in preparation for the 2021 season, here’s a look at how the league navigated through a pandemic to play an entire schedule and the Super Bowl in 2020: MARCH 2020 After having completed the combine in Indianapolis — business as usual — the NFL, like much of the rest of the country, went into remote mode. MAY 2020 All five international games were moved back to home team stadiums as the coronavirus surged, and the league released a full regular-season schedule. AUGUST 2020 The NFL extended daily coronavirus testing for players and staff even though the positive test rate from the first two weeks of camp was less than 1%. DECEMBER 2020 The 49ers moved two home games to Arizona after new coronavirus regulations put in place by officials in Northern California forced the team to find a temporary home.
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