The NFL will no longer conduct physicals for free agents and prospective draft picks until after the coronavirus pandemic "has passed," the president of the NFL Physicians Society said in a letter sent to the league and the NFLPA.
"At the time of the most serious pandemic in our lifetime, we believe medical resources should focus on those who are ill or in need of care," Dr. Anthony Casolaro, Washington's team doctor, said in the letter. "We look forward to examining players when it is appropriate to do so."
The NFL reportedly sent a memo to its teams last week barring players and free agents from entering team facilities through March 31, informing teams they could contact local physicians to conduct physicals in the meantime.