naptownskinsfan Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Quote The NFL has shortened its 2020 preseason to two games, a source said, part of a larger acclimatization plan for players after an unprecedented virtual offseason program during the coronavirus pandemic. In essence, the league canceled Weeks 1 and 4 of its original preseason schedule. It had previously canceled its Aug. 8 Hall of Fame game. Most players will still report to training camp on July 28, but the first preseason games won't be played until Aug. 20-24. The second week of preseason games is scheduled for Aug. 27-31. Some re-shuffling of the original preseason schedule for Weeks 2 and 3 are underway, as each team will play one home game and one on the road. Teams that travel will depart on the day before games. The primary driver for restructuring the preseason was a consensus between the NFL and the NFL Players Association that players will need more time than normal to get in football shape this summer. Read More: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29395143/nfl-shortens-preseason-just-two-weeks-league-continues-plot-2020-strategy Quote The NFL informed its clubs on Wednesday that it will not conduct a supplemental draft in 2020, a source told ESPN's Dianna Russini. Each team was informed by email, the source said. Since its inception in 1977, the only other time there wasn't a supplemental draft was in 2008, when there were no applicants. There have been many other years in which all clubs passed on making any selections, most recently in both 2016 and 2017. Read More: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29395046/nfl-informs-teams-there-no-supplemental-draft-year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovfd55 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Surprisingly 1 of the things I hated most about this off season was the lack of undrafted signings but it starting to look pretty smart now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 12 hours ago, ovfd55 said: Surprisingly 1 of the things I hated most about this off season was the lack of undrafted signings but it starting to look pretty smart now There are reports that the NFL and teams are considering dropping the number of guys in camp from 90 down to 75 or 80, so I definitely see that playing into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle28 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 They should just scrap the preseason. No point in putting players at risk for meaningless games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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naptownskinsfan Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 I wonder what this means for my season ticket plan if we get no pre-season games. They probably did variable pricing this year for that reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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