Fans attending NFL games will be required to wear masks in stadiums this season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
League spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the step Wednesday:
The Athletic's Daniel Kaplan reported on July 1 that Cathy Lanier, the NFL's senior vice president of security, was part of a group working on recommendations to limit the spread of the coronavirus at games. Mandatory masks were referenced as a possibility.
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