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Coronavirus: The NFL cannot let the hunger for live sports overshadow player safety

It just doesn’t add up.

The idea that NFL players are going to be able to return to team facilities, return to practices and return to games without incredibly restrictive rules in place just doesn’t seem possible.

On Monday morning, NFL Network reported that “several” Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys players had tested positive for the coronavirus, including Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott.

And this is before they’ve returned to work.

Many of us are itching for sports to start again, but our selfish desires could potentially put thousands of people at risk, and beyond that pulling off any semblance of a real season seems incredibly difficult.