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Anonymous Head Coaches Question NFL's Decision Not to Delay Season Amid COVID-19

While the NFL plans to move forward with the 2020 campaign as scheduled, a number of head coaches reportedly believe the league should delay the start of the season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Appearing on ESPN's Get Up, Ed Werder noted he's spoken to six different head coaches and at least three raised concerns about going ahead with the season right now:

"I interacted with approximately six NFL head coaches and one of them said without equivocation that the start of the season needs to be pushed back. He said, you know, 'How in the world are you going to bring 90 players into training camp a month from now?