The NFL has added eight former players, executives and coaches to a COVID-19 advisory panel that is expected to help NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell navigate a series of potential issues that could arise throughout the 2020 season.
According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, the board will include Champ Bailey, Isaac Bruce, Charley Casserly, Tom Coughlin, Marvin Lewis, Troy Polamalu, Bill Polian and Rick Smith.
Florio explained the reasoning behind the committee's assembly and where they may influence decisions this season:
"The league decided to compile a committee of former executives, coaches, and players not currently connected to the NFL, in order to avoid the obvious conflicts of interest that would apply to members of the Competition Committee, who currently are affiliated with teams that will be affected, directly or indirectly, by the decisions the Commissioner may have to make.