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Teams prohibited from signing free agents, salary cap could go down in 2021

The NFL Player Association had a conference call with player agents on Monday and revealed some major insights into the current and upcoming situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 season. Pro Football Network’s Tony Pauline outlined some of the most important points, which I’ll relay here:

Teams are not allowed to sign veteran free agents right now

Pauline says that the reason you haven’t heard any breaking news on Jadeveon Clowney or some of these other big free agents is that teams are barred from bringing them in for physicals or to sign contracts.