The Philadelphia Eagles will be playing in an empty stadium for their eight home games this season, potentially the first of many teams to officially bar fans from attending in 2020. That news came from city Managing Director Brian Abernathy, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. No Philly sports will have a crowd this year.
“The Eagles are still going to be allowed to play, although without crowds,” Abernathy said. “The Phillies will continue to be allowed to play, although without crowds.”
It’s understood every NFL team will be playing with significant reduced capacity but the Eagles are the first team to outright ban any fans from walking through the turnstiles.