As the NFL tries to make its 2020 season work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing does look clear (if there is a season): The lead-up to it will be significantly shortened.
That means no offseason program and, potentially, a truncated training camp and preseason. In other words: Fewer practices. Much fewer.
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank floated a bit of speculation to Peter King in this week’s Football Morning In America:
“On whether he believes there will be a 16-game regular season, Blank said: “If I had to speculate now, and I use the word speculate because that’s really all it is, I would say yes.