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[jaadam4]

Thank goodness no preC games. They’re a big f’ing waste of time.

[edindetroit]

Thank goodness no preC games. They’re a big f’ing waste of time.

Agreed.

[dpatnod]

It's kinda fun to see possible cinderella stories and root for underdogs to come out of nowhere. Ya know, before the season reminds us - we're the lions.

[Futureshock]

NFLPA updates website to show 59 players have had positive COVID-19 test

Posted by Charean Williams on July 21, 2020, 8:29 PM EDT

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Earlier Tuesday on its website, the NFLPA listed 95 NFL players with a known positive COVID-19 test. They changed the number Tuesday night.

The NFLPA’s website now lists 59 players with a known positive coronavirus test.

The NFLPA posted a statement saying the higher number included all known positives across the league, including staff. Thirty-six of the positive tests were non-players.

In fact, the number now is lower than it was on July 10 when the NFLPA reported 72 players had tested positive.

Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, Rams center Brian Allen, Broncos pass rusher Von Miller and Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth are among the players who are known to have had COVID-19.

[Futureshock]

Rosters are expected to be at 80 for training camp

Posted by Mike Florio on July 21, 2020, 6:43 PM EDT

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As rookies begin to show up for training camp, some of the undrafted ones may not be staying for very long.

According to NFL Media, the NFL Players Association has informed players that roster sizes at the outset of training camp will likely be 80, not 90. This means that 10 players per team will be cut before training camp even opens. Which means that some of the undrafted rookies who already have shown up could be shown the door.

NFLPA leadership and the rank and file aren’t necessarily on the same page when it comes to training camp roster sizes. The players don’t want 320 jobs to instantly evaporate. Even those who have secure roster spots realize that, for some of them, a smaller training-camp roster could mean more work as everyone gets the various reps they need to get ready for the season.

The teams prefer to have more players, too, even if the league office isn’t objecting to the reduction from 90 to 80 per team.

Of course, the 10 who get cut by each team would be wise to stay in shape. Some if not most if not all will be brought back if/when players on the roster test positive.

[Futureshock]

NFL hopes that point-of-care testing will be developed soon

Posted by Mike Florio on July 21, 2020, 5:41 PM EDT

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In May, the NFL anticipated that rapid-response, point-of-care COVID-19 would be developed by August. As August is arriving, there’s no indication that it will be ready in time for the start of football season. But hope persists that it will become available during the season.

Per a source with knowledge of the league’s COVID-19 program and policy, the league is monitoring advances in point of care testing. Currently used for critical-care patients, point-of-care testing generates results within 15 minutes to an hour.

The current problem with point-of-care testing is accuracy. The current accuracy rate is in the range of 80-85 percent. The off-site analysis, which BioReference Laboratories can perform in roughly 24 hours, has an accuracy rate in the range of 98 or 99 percent.

The testing consistently is improving. For the NFL, the challenge becomes holding things together until point-of-care testing improves to the point that the NFL can use it to ensure, before every practice and every game, that anyone who steps into a team facility or onto a field is negative for the virus.

[Futureshock]

Packers expect maximum of 10,000 to 12,000 fans at home games

Posted by Charean Williams on July 21, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT

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The traditional Lambeau Leap won’t happen this year, but the Packers are hoping they can have some fans for their home games this season.

Packers president Mark Murphy expects a maximum of 15 percent of the 81,441-seat stadium to be occupied.

“In terms of the number of fans, it’s going to be very reduced,” Murphy said, via TheAthletic.com. “Initial estimates will probably be between 10,000 and 12,000 seating capacity.”

The Packers emailed a questionnaire to season-ticket holders today asking whether they want to opt in or opt out of the 2020 season while retaining their rights for 2021. Fans can have their 2020 payment refunded or they can apply the money to the 2021 season.

Opted-in season-ticket holders will have access to the exclusive pre-sale opportunity for the chance to purchase tickets to a game if fans are allowed.

“It’s going to be challenging enough just to put games on and keep our players healthy, our coaches, our staff,” Murphy said. “And then you add in bringing fans into the equation. So we’re going to look at it, maybe by quarters [of the season] or game by game, in terms of determining whether and how many fans to have in the stadium.”

[Forsh]

Hey what about that salary cap reduction next season? Think I heard possibly $70 million lower? I wonder if the best solution in that scenario is just to reduce all salaries by whatever % that $70 million is of the cap? Otherwise there'd have to be drastic cuts when there maybe shouldn't be

[The King]

The players want to stretch it over 5 years. Good luck reducing agreed upon contracts. Not happening.

[Forsh]

The players want to stretch it over 5 years. Good luck reducing agreed upon contracts. Not happening.

Agree with you. The stretching seems most likely

[Futureshock]

The thing the NFL should do, is something they will not do. They should isolate players away from everyone. Including their families. I don't think they make it to Thanksgiving. Probably not to Halloween.

Some team will lose a whole position group and it will be curtains.

[Forsh]

Yeah it's probably not gonna go well.

[JGSpartan]

Screaming fans in a stadium is just an awful idea. I would say it's like these people don't learn at all but it's more that they don't care.

[Trickalicious]

Packers expect maximum of 10,000 to 12,000 fans at home games

Posted by Charean Williams on July 21, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT

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The traditional Lambeau Leap won’t happen this year, but the Packers are hoping they can have some fans for their home games this season.

Packers president Mark Murphy expects a maximum of 15 percent of the 81,441-seat stadium to be occupied.

“In terms of the number of fans, it’s going to be very reduced,” Murphy said, via TheAthletic.com. “Initial estimates will probably be between 10,000 and 12,000 seating capacity.”

The Packers emailed a questionnaire to season-ticket holders today asking whether they want to opt in or opt out of the 2020 season while retaining their rights for 2021. Fans can have their 2020 payment refunded or they can apply the money to the 2021 season.

Opted-in season-ticket holders will have access to the exclusive pre-sale opportunity for the chance to purchase tickets to a game if fans are allowed.

“It’s going to be challenging enough just to put games on and keep our players healthy, our coaches, our staff,” Murphy said. “And then you add in bringing fans into the equation. So we’re going to look at it, maybe by quarters [of the season] or game by game, in terms of determining whether and how many fans to have in the stadium.”

Remove the sneeze guards from the cheese buffet, install community kielbasa slurping stations, re-instate Whose Jock Is It Anyway night, and replace the leap with the lick. Then lock all of the fucking doors behind them.

[Futureshock]

Remove the sneeze guards from the cheese buffet, install community kielbasa slurping stations, re-instate Whose Jock Is It Anyway night, and replace the leap with the lick. Then lock all of the fucking doors behind them.

Once again, Trick to the rescue