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Detroit Lions team doctor: Second wave of coronavirus would be 'incredibly devastating'

A second wave of the coronavirus, which some doctors fear could be headed America's way this fall, would be "incredibly devastating" to the NFL's chances of playing its 2020 season, Detroit Lions team physician Asheesh Bedi said.

"I think it’s a real concern," Bedi said in an interview on "The Adam Schefter Podcast." "And obviously that’d be incredibly devastating not just for sports and seasons, but for the economy and so many facets of our life. I think that’s why it’s so critical that our behavior in the upcoming months will have such a critical influence on what we’re seeing in the following months.