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The NFL season is scheduled to start in fewer than five months, but it's possible games will be played without fans this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Noting he's used to playing without fans for offseason team activity practices and that contests without "pomp and circumstance" could be "refreshing," Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins seemed unfazed by that possibility in a recent conference call with reporters (h/t Courtney Cronin of ESPN):
"Honestly, we practice every day in an empty grass area and pump in fake crowd noise for away games.