Masks, social distancing, allowing out-of-this-world technology to take your temperature at the drop of a hat—it’s all part of this new-world experience most humans are experiencing. Roger Goodell and the NFLPA came together to ensure the new-world also leaked into the way the National Football League will conduct itself this season.
Everything feels different. Even the rules are different, which is why the idea of a 55-man roster this coming season felt so casual. After all, the magic number has been 53 for a very long time.
Mark one in the regular column.
The New York Jets (and every NFL team, for that matter) will still be using that normal 53-man mark when cutting down their roster prior to Week 1.