FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 08: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft gives a thumbs up to passing cars at the "Soup-R Bowl" at Gillette Stadium on May 08, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Patriots Foundation and Massachusetts Military Support Foundation worked in partnership to provide meals to 1000 military families suffering from food insecurity. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Changing Massachusetts laws will allow the New England Patriots to take the next step in returning to work this summer as they prepare for a new season.
As the calendar flips over from May to June, the New England Patriots and the rest of the NFL seem to be inching their way ever-forward in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic.