President Donald Trump held a conference call with major league sports commissioners on Saturday afternoon and said he thinks the NFL will be able to start its season on time in September, according to ESPN.
Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Adrian Wojnarowski that Trump hopes fans can attend games again by August or September. It remains unclear if medical experts would agree with that timeline amid the coronavirus pandemic.
ESPN reports NBA commissioner Adam Silver told everyone on the call that the "leagues would love to lead the way in starting the economy once there was an 'all clear' from public health officials.