Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 12, 2020
NFL coronavirus response: Teams, league brace for offseason changes
Annie CostabileAs the rest of the sports world shutters stadiums and postpones games because of concern about the spread of coronavirus, the NFL faces decisions about its offseason.
The next big events on the league’s calendar are the annual spring meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., and the NFL Draft in Las Vegas.
The meetings, where owners, coaches and executives converge to make plans for the upcoming season, are scheduled to start March 29. While that event is not open to public, it draws media from around the country.
Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, who is 97, attends the event every year.
The draft, meanwhile, brings crowds of thousands. It runs April 23-25 on the Vegas Strip.
