Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of life-changing aspects that have come alongside it, the NFL has decided to make multiple alterations in regard to its 2020 season. And one of the biggest ones happens to be bittersweet: the league has officially canceled this year’s preseason.
Sure, this keeps the players safe ahead of the 16-game slate and cuts out the meaningless matchups fans have wanted the league to decrease for years. But many young players around the league who aren’t set-in-stone active-roster participants needed those games in order to prove to their respective coaching staffs what they can truly bring to the table.