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NFL lifts Covid-19 protocols after nearly two years of restrictions

The NFL informed its clubs on Thursday that additional Covid-19 protocols have been modified to reflect the changing nature of the pandemic. As first reported by Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the league will no longer conduct any form of surveillance testing of players and staff and has also changed its previously suspended tier system even further.

The league already removed its restrictions related to testing, tracking and wearing face coverings in March. Those latest changes are comparatively minor in nature but still present another step towards normalcy after two years of the Coronavirus impacting day-to-day operations.