NY Times · Dec 20, 2021
In a Disrupted N.F.L., Teams Scramble to Adjust Their Routines
Nick Mullens was expected to start at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns on Monday. He started 16 games for San Francisco from 2018 to 2020.Credit...David Richard/Associated PressAthletes are creatures of habit, but N.F.L. players are in a league of their own. Nearly everything in their busy lives during the season is tightly prescribed: Sleep, meals, practices, training sessions, time in the trainer’s room.
So on Friday, when the N.F.L. bowed to the surge in the number of players testing positive for the coronavirus and moved three weekend games to Monday and Tuesday, it did more than disrupt fans’ television viewing habits.
