soulman Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Chicago Bears issue statement on coronavirus Alyssa Barbieri follow 20 minutes ago https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2020/03/12/chicago-bears-release-statement-regarding-coronavirus-impact/ Following a tumultuous sequence of events involving the coronavirus that affected the sports landscape, the Chicago Bears have issued a statement regarding those concerns on Thursday. The Bears followed suit with most of the NFL and other sports franchises in indefinitely suspending activity, which includes business air travel for team personnel, postponing draft prospect visits and closing Halas Hall and Soldier Field on Friday. Chicago Bears Statement On Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/SnLpwgEujx — Chicago Bears (@BearsPR) March 12, 2020 Here’s the full statement: “The Chicago Bears are continuing to monitor the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and consulting with team medical staff, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Football League. As a result and an extreme safety measure, the club has suspended business air travel for team personnel and postponed draft prospect visits to Halas Hall until further notice. In addition, the club has temporarily closed both office locations and asked employees to work remotely on Friday, March 13. Further staffing and travel decisions will be made as we continue to monitor the fluid situation. The health and safety of our players, coaches and all staff is our utmost priority.” The Bears also announced the cancellation of their their annual draft party, which was scheduled for Friday, April 24 at Soldier Field. The NFL Draft is in limbo. While there’s no formal plan that has been developed, the league is monitoring the growing threat of the coronavirus. The NFL announced the cancellation of its annual March meeting March 29-April 1 in Palm Beach, Fla., and the HBCU Combine and the Regional Combine Invitational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 With the legal tampering period beginning on Monday and the new league year next Wednesday I have to wonder if we'll be hearing about more changes in the schedule with dates being pushed back some unspecified number of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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