Teams Likely to Dump First Preseason Game

[Harry]

The first sign of Coronavirus worry has hit the NFL. I’m told a significant number of teams favor shortening the preseason by cutting game 1.

 

[jf-08]

Makes sense.

 

[Finito]

Wasn’t this already a thing. They voted to add an extra regular season game and take away 1 pre season game

that’s what I thought

 

[vince56]

Wasn’t this already a thing. They voted to add an extra regular season game and take away 1 pre season game

that’s what I thought

2021, not this year.

 

[JeffGollin]

Do any Week 1 games pair division rivals? Can't ditch those suckers.

 

[Dr. Jones]

And not collect the TV ad revenue? I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Preseason sucks so less of it the better risk of injury

 

[Ronin]

Tom Pelissero
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The NFL and NFLPA are discussing the possibility of shortening the 2020 preseason, per sources.

Nothing finalized or imminent, but multiple team executives informed of talks currently believe they could end up playing two preseason games, rather than four.

 

[jmt]

Two preseason games is enough!

 

[Goldfield]

Two is perfect

 

[Harry]

Two is perfect

You got your wish; it’s 2. I’m not sure that’s enough time for the development the Cards need. Both the defense and the offense could have used a third game. It’s a challenge. They’ll have to work hard.

 

[Ronin]

Mike Garafolo
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Redoing NFL Now on ⁦‪@nflnetwork‬⁩ now. Gonna talk preseason length. NFLPA still holding to its recommendation of zero preseason games, per sources.

 

[TaylorSwift]

You got your wish; it’s 2. I’m not sure that’s enough time for the development the Cards need. Both the defense and the offense could have used a third game. It’s a challenge. They’ll have to work hard.

A lot of players are dependent on the preseason. Unless they have scrimmages up until the start of the season to determine the final roster

 

[Mainstreet]

Teams need to be allowed to carry larger rosters because of the shortened preseason and players that will likely miss games due to the coronavirus.

 

[Ronin]

Dan Graziano of ESPN reports that player reps voted to recommend playing no preseason games this summer while on Thursday’s call. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the union has discussed a camp schedule that would have three days of medical and equipment checks and three weeks of strength and conditioning work before moving into multiple weeks of practice ahead of the first week of the regular season.

There’s been no sign that the league is ready to scrap the rest of the preseason schedule, but it will likely be talked about as both sides work to come up with a firm plan for how to move forward with the 2020 season.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nflpa-reps-recommend-not-playing-182449835.html

 

[Ronin]

Report: NFLPA board unanimously recommends to cancel entire preseason

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-nflpa-board-unanimously-recommends-181856380.html

 

[Jetstream Green]

Frankly, I do not see anyway there can be a season now and it's just what it is and all these stories about them doing so is just professional athletes missing the limelight and owners interested in money and not common sense

 

[swagron]

There’s not going to be a season this year.

 

[Harry]

Teams need to be allowed to carry larger rosters because of the shortened preseason and players that will likely miss games due to the coronavirus.

This is under discussion. It will likely be a pool that can be drawn from (like baseball) or larger practice squad.

 

[Mainstreet]

This is under discussion. It will likely be a pool that can be drawn from (like baseball) or larger practice squad.

This is what is happening in the NBA for their season restart in Orlando.

Teams can sign players from the NBA development league (G-League) and some other designated players to supplement their roster if someone becomes ill with the coronavirus or chooses not to play.

 

[Shaggy]

Teams need to be allowed to carry larger rosters because of the shortened preseason and players that will likely miss games due to the coronavirus.

I like this idea. Makes total sense.

 

[vince56]

There’s not going to be a season this year.

Until we have a vaccine, which will be Q1 2021 at the earliest, not much is going to change.

 

[Cheesebeef]

i wonder why the NFL hasn't considered any kind of bubble plan like the NBA? Say they did two cities... between the Coliseum, Rose Bowl, Honda Center and the new Stadium, LA has 4 football fields. Play games on Sat/Sun. That gives 16 teams in LA to play. Then maybe Dallas where there's Jerry's Stadium and apparently there's a huge complex there with like another 4 football fields that could host games.

Bubble up in LA and Dallas, play the season.

The idea that they're just going to be traveling all over the place all season and not quarantining at all seems like they're just ignoring the reality of the country right now.

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

A lot of players are dependent on the preseason. Unless they have scrimmages up until the start of the season to determine the final roster

If this was going on in 1995, Terrell Davis would have been a name no remembers most likely.