Via Sportsnaut:
The league already anticipates its teams will not be able to hold minicamp this year, which typically starts in the middle of June. Now with the NFL still without a timetable for players to return to team facilities this summer and the NFL Players Association seeking to keep players from reporting for training camp early, the NFL is discussing eliminating some preseason games.
Specifically, per Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, league officials have considered wiping out the first week of preseason games. The league’s annual Hall of Fame Game, scheduled to be played on Aug. 8 between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers, would likely be one of the games eliminated.
If players, especially veterans that normally report later to training camp, need extra time to prepare due to a lack of in-person team activities, eliminating preseason games makes sense. The NFL could wipe out the entire first week of the full preseason schedule, which would lead to the first game being played on Aug. 20.
Whatever gets a full NFL regular season. We all need it in the worst way.
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