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Pennsylvania Governor Says ‘It’s Too Early’ To Say Whether NFL Would Be Able To Start On Time In His State

Will we see football being played live when football is expected to be played?

That is the question looming over the offseason for the NFL, the only major sports league in the United States that wasn’t in-season at the time that the COVID-19 pandemic took over our society and has left us quarantined in our homes.

While September is still five months away, it has already been widely—and sometimes hotly—debated as to whether or not conditions around the country, and around the world, would be suitable to make it safe to resume activities such as a football game, whether or not that involves fans actually being inside the stadium, or if it would have to be broadcast without a crowd.