NFL announces training camps can begin on July 28th

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened throughout much of the United States, but the NFL still intends to have training camps start on time.

League officials made the announcement on Monday that teams can report for training camp on July 28th, and rookies and select players can report sooner.

While Washington and New York were the original epicenters of the coronavirus outbreak in the US, the biggest spike in cases and/or the biggest spikes in positive test rates are now in California, Texas, Florida, and Arizona. From an NFL-centric perspective, just over 25% of the league’s teams are based in those four states. Arizona, which has seen recent daily positive rates…