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The 2020 NFL campaign is currently on track to take place at its scheduled time, but NBC Sports analyst and former safety Rodney Harrison isn't sure how things will go.
During a conversation with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Harrison raised concerns about how the NFL could possibly play games amid the coronavirus pandemic:
“In football, you have to breathe on people … You have to tackle people, you spit on people. Guys have cuts, guys cough … I don’t know how we’re going to have a season.”
Harrison added that a player testing positive for COVID-19 could compromise the season:
Article Continues Below“Competitively, it’s an unfair advantage … If Atlanta’s playing against Tampa Bay and Matt Ryan comes down with coronavirus, then the Falcons probably won’t even have a chance.”
The NFL has slowly but surely been working its way into an offseason routine. Teams have been participating in virtual offseason programs, but players have also held small workouts together.
Training camps are slated to begin in late July, so it remains to be seen if things change between now and then.
Harrison played 15 seasons in the NFL, spending nine years with the San Diego Chargers and the final six seasons of his career with the New England Patriots.
During that time, the Western Illinois product made two Pro Bowls while also earning a pair of First-Team All-Pro selections. The high-water mark of his professional tenure, however, came during the 2004-05 campaign, when he helped lead the Patriots to a Super Bowl title.
