The NFL is still unsure how the 2020 season will take place and they don’t want teams to speak about it in any capacity. Ahead of the league’s schedule release on Thursday, the NFL informed teams to not comment on the start of the season.
On Thursday night, the NFL plans to release the schedule for all 32 teams despite the chance the season is altered. Just a day before the schedules were set to be released, Roger Goodell sent a memo telling teams to refrain from commenting on the start or potential delay of the upcoming season.
For the time being, the NFL plans on starting the season on time amid the coronavirus pandemic. Currently, the 2020 NFL season is set to kick off on Thursday, September 10. However, that could be subject to change in the coming months.
Despite the NFL’s stance on the season, there’s been much speculation made of how the season will be conducted. In response to the rumors floating around, Goodell wants to make sure that all teams are on the same page. Therefore, he’s trying to prevent any teams from making public comments on the start of the season without a unified plan.
Unlike the memo the NFL sent prior to the 2020 NFL Draft, it doesn’t seem like there will be discipline if a team does happen to comment on the season. Still, the league is making it known that they would prefer that teams avoid creating rumors.
Even though the NFL is taking a business as usual approach, the memo on Wednesday shows that the league doesn’t know what will transpire over the next few months. At the same time, it was created to avoid having teams sending mixed signals about the 2020 NFL season.
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