This Saturday’s preseason matchup against the Denver Broncos will mark the first Seattle Seahawks home game in front of fans since the 2019 regular season finale versus the San Francisco 49ers. Unfortunately, as promising as things looked even one month ago, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the United States with the extremely infectious Delta variant.
On Wednesday, Washington governor Jay Inslee announced the return of the statewide mask mandate (regardless of vaccination status), effective August 23rd. As NFL regular season fast approaches, several teams have announced updated plans for entry re proof of vaccination, mask mandates, etc.