This excerpt was taken from an article written by Paul Myerberg of USA Today on May 21, 2020.
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The question is uniquely pressing for teams in the NFL, which may have had the luxury of thus far avoiding any major, coronavirus-caused disruptions to the league's annual schedule — the April draft was held with teams working remotely — but must now create guidelines for juggling larger rosters and the physicality of practice along with the renewed daily interaction between players, coaches, trainers and support staffers.
To help steer the response to COVID-19 and provide recommendations for transitioning back into traditional team activities, the NFL and the NFL Players Association have turned to Infection Control Education for Major Sports, or ICS,an independent organization run by two Duke University infectious-disease doctors, Deverick Anderson and Christopher Hostler.