With the Omicron wave subsiding and COVID-19 restrictions easing throughout the United States, the NFL and the NFLPA have agreed to drop virus protocols for the 2022 season. In other words, the plan for the upcoming season is to treat daily operations “as normal.”
“Based on current encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19, the evolving guidance from the CDC, changes to state law and the counsel of our respective experts, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to suspend all aspects of the joint COVID-19 Protocols,” the league memo read in part (via NFL.