NFL, players agree to scrap preseason schedule, reports say – Fox News

The league also stated it expected to invest about $75 million on COVID-19 screening for gamers and other personnel this season.

Owners initially wished to downsize the preseason from 4 video games to 2, but the players challenged that plan.

The annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, which generally kicks off the preseason, was currently scrapped in late June. The Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers had been set up to satisfy in that game Aug. 6.

BioReference Laboratories will charge a flat fee concealing to 120 tests per group per day, with extra tests offered at $125 each, ProFootballTalk reported Monday.
The teams will pay 1/32nd of the overall fee, and they will separately pay for any additional tests that players need.
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The NFL and its players on Tuesday agreed to cancel the leagues preseason schedule this year as they get ready for the upcoming routine season in the middle of the unique coronavirus break out.

Earlier Monday, the league stated players will be checked daily for the coronavirus for a minimum of the first 2 weeks of training school, per the leagues brand-new screening procedures.
Fox News Daniel Canova and The Associated Press added to this story.

Likewise this week, the New York Jets and New York Giants stated they would play home games with no fans in attendance this season at MetLife Stadium, to comply with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphys coronavirus clampdown on big public events. Some other groups, such as the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars, plan to confess a minimal variety of fans to their house games.

The NFL made a deal Monday to eliminate all preseason video games after the Players Association sought to scrap them.

The union revealed issues about potential coronavirus risks involved with any unnecessary travel, given the ongoing pandemic, according to USA Today.

The NFL Players Association, along with group owners, consented to ditch the whole 2020 preseason and likewise opted to decrease the size of training camp rosters, USA Today reported.
Union leaders reportedly told players about the choice during a Tuesday night conference call.
NFL EXPECTS TO SPEND $75M ON CORONAVIRUS TESTING, REPORT SAYS