The 2020 preseason appeared to be on life support over the past several weeks. A July 1 report suggested that it was to be cut down from four games to two, as the NFL attempted to adjust for a season amid the pandemic. However, an announcement on that shortening never came as players pushed for no games in August, at all.
A few weeks after the initial report of a shortened preseason, the NFL and the NFLPA reportedly agreed to cancel the 2020 preseason schedule. Ultimately, no preseason was what the league and its players deemed the best route forward for them.