Billieve: COVID-19 Safety Protocols and Impact on Training Camp
The NFL and its Players Association came to terms on an agreement for how teams can conduct their training camps, including protocols for COVID-19 testing, expanded practice squads, player opt-outs and the impact on the salary cap.
Buffalo Rumblings: for Buffalo Bills fans
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Show Notes
On the latest episode of Billieve, John Boccacino and Jamie D'Amico get you ready for the most unusual of NFL training camps, which for the Buffalo Bills kicks off Tuesday, July 28 at their Orchard Park training facilities. We discuss the approved changes to the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including: drastic changes to training camp, player testing protocols, no preseason games, expanded practice squads, player opt-outs, and the impact on the salary cap, both in 2020 and beyond. We outline what training camp will look like for head coach Sean McDermott and the Bills, discuss the pros and cons of no preseason games, address the real likelihood of an increased number of soft tissue injuries, hamstring pulls, and ACL injuries, speculate on whether the expanded practice squad rosters will become permanent, examine the impact the proposed $4 billion-shortfall league-wide will have on player contract extensions, and much more!
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