The Los Angeles Rams have already announced there won't be any fans in attendance to start off the season due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite the pandemic, All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald wants the NFL to find ways to bring fans in stadiums.
“I feel like we need fans in there just for the excitement and the fun, but ain’t nothing I can do about it,” Donald said on Wednesday, via the Associated Press. “I think we can try to figure something out to get some type of fans in there, but I don’t know. I feel like it’s a big stadium. Spread people out. But it ain’t my call.”
The Rams just opened their new $5 billion stadium this past month, so it's unfortunate they won’t be able to have fans in it to start the year. The Los Angeles Chargers will also share the same stadium as the Rams, so they will won't have fans to start off the season either.
Article Continues BelowThe NFL will allow several teams to have fans in attendance for the regular season; however, they must develop their own policies. The Kansas City Chiefs are one of the few teams in the league that have already experienced allowing fans in their attendance.
Nevertheless, since Los Angeles has become an epicenter of the coronavirus, it doesn't look like Donald will get his wish. Los Angeles currently has 240K cases across the county.
The Rams will play their first regular season game on Sept. 13 against the Dallas Cowboys.