It’s easy to criticize the NFL for everything. It’s the bully on the sports block.
It’s also fair to take a step back and acknowledge how well the league has handled the COVID-19 offseason.
The league went ahead with free agency, knowing it could be done without posing a health risk. There were prominent voices complaining the NFL shouldn’t hold its draft, and it ended up being wildly successful and memorable. The NFL released its schedule with confidence, despite outside grumbling that it was unwise. The league was careful in the offseason, then worked with the players to come up with a plan to ramp up to the start of the season.