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49ers examining training camp outside of California due to coronavirus

The 49ers’ schedule was released Thursday, but plenty of questions about the 2020 season remain unanswerable.

During a normal year, NFL training camps would open in approximately two-and-a-half months. But there is nothing normal about this time, as day-to-day life around the globe has been altered due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Some states are beginning to loosen restrictions. But California, among the first states to enact stay-at-home orders, is likely to be among the last to allow larger groups of individuals to convene.

The 49ers have been looking at alternative sites out of the state for training camp, general manager John Lynch said this week on the "49ers Insider Podcast.