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J.J. Watt 'Optimistic' About NFL Starting on Time: I Believe Week 1 Will Happen

A month out from the beginning of the 2020 NFL season, Houston Texans star J.J. Watt thinks the league will successfully be able to get to Week 1.

"I believe Week 1 will happen," Watt told Peter King of NBC Sports. "I'm optimistic."

In an effort to limit player exposure to COVID-19, the NFL canceled the entire preseason. Players are instead going through an extended training camp that will lead them up to Week 1, which is set to kick off Sept. 10.

This article will be updated to provide more information soon.