Even though a sizable portion of players has declared its intention to stay away from voluntary offseason workouts this year in light of the Coronavirus pandemic, the first phase of preparatory work was kicked off all over the NFL on Monday. The New England Patriots were among the teams to begin their offseason program, with players reporting and strength and conditioning work on the schedule.
The process is getting started just five days after New England’s players joined those exercising their negotiated right to stay away from voluntary work this spring, thus following a recommendation by the NFLPA.