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Agreements reached to allow football players to take the field

It’s being widely reported this evening that the NFL and NFLPA have, after long negotiation, agreed to modifications in COVID testing, opt outs, salary cap and player salaries, among other issues, that will allow teams to proceed with the process of preparing to play the 2020 season.

COVID protocols

The COVID testing protocols have been in place for some time and were made public earlier in the week.

After two weeks, testing frequency guidelines will depend on the positivity rate. Should the test positivity rate drop below 5%, testing will be reduced to every other day.