GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones and his Green Bay Packers teammates have resumed an annual preseason ritual after a pandemic-imposed hiatus by riding bicycles to training camp workouts.
But at least for this year, the players can’t borrow those bikes from young fans.
The Packers’ change in protocol reflects how the NFL has adapted its training camp policy while welcoming back spectators, who weren’t allowed at workouts last summer. Fans can’t interact with players and must remain over 20 feet away from them.
The changes are particularly apparent in Green Bay, where fans have been loaning Packers players bikes to travel to practice since the 1950s.