NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to the media during a press conference prior to Super Bowl LIV at the Hilton Miami Downtown on January 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Credit: Getty Images/Cliff Hawkins
The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed there will be no preseason games this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.
The players had requested earlier this summer that there be no preseason games out of concern for the coronavirus situation, but it wasn’t until Tuesday that the union and league agreed on a plan that would eliminate the games.