It’s important to make sure priorities are in order any time discussions of the Covid-19 pandemic begin. Thousands are ill or dying. Medical practitioners and first responders are putting their lives in danger every day. Small businesses are struggling. The worldwide economy is reeling.
But for many Americans who are desperately hoping for an eventual return to normalcy, the kickoff of the 2020 NFL season represents one such glimmer of a world from before coronavirus. Much like how the New Orleans Saints’ return to the Superdome in 2006 was more than just football, instead being symbolic of a community that has taken a major step forward in the recovery after Hurricane Katrina, the 2020 NFL regular season could bring to many football fans the opportunity, albeit even if only for a few hours each week on game day, to escape from the reality around them and get lost in the game of football.