Everything about this NFL season is rushed. In July, there were debates on whether this season would even take shape. But since then, teams reported to camp and eventually began full-contact practices in mid-August following an acclimation period.
With so much uncertainty, the players’ association and league agreed to cancel the preseason. That decision may not affect your fantasy team, but it threw a wrench in the plans of many players on the fringes of rosters who need the exhibitions to show their skills and work ethic. But instead of having a litany of offseason activities followed by four weeks of preseason, players had just two weeks to dog it out for some of the last spots on 53-man rosters.