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New Rule: NFL Players Allowed to Tackle During Game But Can’t Stand Near Each Other Afterward
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NFL teams will be forbidden from postgame interactions within 6 feet of each other and jersey exchanges between players will be prohibited during the 2020 season, sources say.
Another way the NFL will look different in the COVID-19 world.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 9, 2020
In other words, they are allowed to tackle each other, breathe on each other, and send flying particles of slobber and spit flying through the air over the course of four quarters and 60 minutes.
HOWEVER –
After the game they cannot stand near each other. And they can’t swap jerseys.
Who wrote this rule? Miss Teen South Carolina? (Not everybody has maps).
If you trust your testing protocols, and you’re only putting healthy guys on the field, then virus transmission concerns should hypothetically be nullified. I know we’re just trying to be as cautious as possible, but that’s causing these sports leagues to implement rules that are redundant at best.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com