Playing sports amid a viral pandemic comes with a whole host of added complications. In the United States, we don’t even yet have proof positive that it can be done. Given that we seem to be setting weekly records again for new cases of Covid-19, it’s hard for us to compare ourselves with the German Bundesliga or the South Korean KBO or the soccer (futbol) leagues that have begun returning in Europe.
We can only try, and hope that we can manage it. And covering it will be more complicated as well. Per Dan Graziano, an NFLPA conference call held yesterday revealed that not just meetings, but also media access is likely to be done virtually this year.