Giants offensive tackle Nate Solder at MetLife Stadium on Aug 16, 2019. Credit: Daniel De Mato
If the NFL pulls this off, it will be a minor miracle.
And maybe not so minor.
With the country still in the deadly grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NFL will attempt to play an entire regular season and playoffs, culminating with Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7 in Tampa. It’s an unparalleled challenge, one that will stretch every organization’s ability to conduct a football season safely and one for which there is simply no guarantee of success.
To realize the astronomical degree of difficulty facing the NFL, all you need to do is look at the crisis Major League Baseball faces just one week into an abbreviated season.