Stay sports activities have been primarily non-existent these days attributable to COVID-19 and social distancing laws, however one sport is already planning its return. The NFL announced its 2020 schedule Thursday afternoon, together with an anticipated return date.
Thursday Night Football will return Sept. 10 because the defending NFL champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs open the season at residence in opposition to the Houston Texans. On Sept. 13, Sunday Night Football will air the Los Angeles Rams’ first sport on the new SoFi Stadium, the place they’re going to play the Dallas Cowboys.
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These dates are, after all, nonetheless partially speculative given we nonetheless do not know which elements of the nation will reopen by the point fall rolls round. There are additionally coaching camps and preseason video games to think about, which can depend on states opening up sure venues which have remained closed throughout this time of social distancing. If closures do find yourself pushing the NFL’s 2020 schedule later, that will subsequently push the Tremendous Bowl, which was scheduled to be held Feb. 7 in Tampa, to a later date in 2021.
For now, we’ll simply what and see if the NFL will be capable of preserve to this scheduled return.
