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The idea of holding the NFL playoffs in a bubble is one that has been discussed more as positive coronavirus cases keep popping up, but there has been no indication that the league is seriously considering it. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, chief …
NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills remains opposed to any sort of bubble environment despite requests from within the league to discuss it. Sills said on a conference call Tuesday that he did not believe a playoff bubble would represent the …
The NFL has had to implement multiple changes to its schedule through the first month of the season, and more are expected as positive coronavirus cases continue to pop up. Eventually, that could result in a week being added to the regular season. …
The NFL has had to postpone multiple games this season due to positive coronavirus cases, but the league remains determined to play a full 16-game schedule. In order to do that, an extra week of games may need to be added at the end of the year. …
The Tennessee Titans are in danger of having to postpone or even cancel their second consecutive game this weekend, and the NFL is trying to figure out a schedule that will still allow all teams to play 16 games. If that becomes impossible, the …
The NFL is further strengthening its protocols to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks around the league. Among the new protocols put in place are restrictions on weekly tryouts and a ban on gatherings outside club facilities. The league even plans to use …
The NFL has already postponed one game and had players test positive for the coronavirus on multiple teams, which has led to talk of potentially needing a bubble plan going forward. That is still on the table, at least for the playoffs. Discussions …
The NFL is prepared to take extra measures to make sure the 2020 season finishes. According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, the NFL would be willing to put teams in hotels for the remainder of the season in something of a team-by-team bubble. A …
The NFL is expanding its coronavirus testing program in response to multiple members of the Tennessee Titans organization contracting COVID-19 this week. On Friday, the NFL and NFL Players Association reached an agreement to extend the league’s …
The NFL has fined multiple head coaches through the first three weeks of the season for not wearing face coverings at all times on the sideline during games, and the league says the penalties could become much more harsh going forward. According to …
After two weeks, the NFL is adjusting its rules and regulations regarding the playing of artificial crowd noise in stadiums. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the league will no longer mandate that stadiums with 2,500 fans or more in …
FOX Sports is prepared to part with a lot of money to keep its Sunday NFL television package. According to Lucas Shaw, Gerry Smith, and Christopher Palmeri of Bloomberg, FOX is prepared to pay as much as $2 billion per year to retain Sunday NFL TV …
The NFL on Monday handed out over $1 million in fines to three head coaches and their respective teams over masks. Head coaches Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan and Vic Fangio each were fined $100,000 for not wearing masks. Their respective teams, the …
The NFL has responded to the San Francisco 49ers’ concerns over the turf at MetLife Stadium. The league said in a statement that the turf had passed the league’s certifications, and was fully in line with protocol. The NFL did not …
After a Week 1 warning, the NFL may be about to get serious when it comes to coaches who did not properly wear face coverings on the sideline. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the NFL is reviewing footage from Week 2 games and may fine …
The NFL had extremely low rates of positive COVID-19 tests throughout the offseason, but many were concerned about how travel would impact that once games began. Through one week, the travel appears to have had no impact at all. Zero players or …
