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NFL Announces Fans Will Be Required to Wear Masks to Games Amid Pandemic

Fans attending NFL games will be required to wear masks in stadiums this season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

League spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the step Wednesday:

The Athletic's Daniel Kaplan reported on July 1 that Cathy Lanier, the NFL's senior vice president of security, was part of a group working on recommendations to limit the spread of the coronavirus at games. Mandatory masks were referenced as a possibility.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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