The future of the NFL’s 2020 season remains uncertain in its many aspects, though the consensus opinion at a bare minimum is that it will at least take place. How, when, and what it will look like, is still up for debate. As of the final week of May, teams have still been unable to get their coaches, let alone their players, back to work inside of work facilities.
But it feels as though each day brings us a step closer to reaching that point. The NFL has made it clear that any step taken toward reintroducing these elements to the offseason program will be done with an eye trained on competitive balance, so all 32 teams must be practically and legally eligible to do so.