The NFL has had to implement so many new rules and procedures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton almost doesn’t recognize training camp after all of the changes.
It’s started with almost a week of coronavirus testing outside the Saints practice facility in Metairie, with players arriving in waves before they can be cleared to just walk into their locker room for the first time.
For Saints left tackle Terron Armstead, the experience of seeing his friends and teammates for the first time after a long summer of social distancing has made him flash back to his schoolyard days.