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Roger Goodell Says NFL Is Planning to Play Games in 2020: 'That's Our Hope'

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There is uncertainty about when various sports leagues in the United States will resume playing amid the COVID-19 pandemic or whether leagues set to begin later in the year will be able to do so on time. But for now, the NFL is planning to hold a 2020 season.

"The NFL is planning to play," league commissioner Roger Goodell told Kairos founder and CEO Ankur Jain. "That's our hope, and that's our planning to date."

He added: "We have to put public safety first. The general public safety, but also the safety of all our workers.