Tom Brady and some of his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates kept practicing this week, undeterred by the novel coronavirus pandemic and last weekend’s recommendation by the NFL Players Association that players refrain from gathering in groups to conduct their own workouts ahead of next month’s opening of teams’ training camps.
The NFL weighed in on the topic Thursday when Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical officer, was asked about the practices that are being organized and held by Brady and other Buccaneers players at a Tampa-area high school.
“This is, again, a place where the NFLPA and the NFL are in the same exact place, which is we want whatever makes the safest possible environment for all of our constituents, whether they be players, coaches, trainers, medical staff, anyone in that team environment,” Sills said.