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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Las Vegas Raiders owner: Cancelling NFL season one of three possibilities for 2020 (reports)

Back in May, Roger Goodell sent out the following memo which pro football Talk got a hold of and released. 

“The past few months have been among the most uncertain times that any of us has experienced. It is impossible to project what the next few months will bring. Uninformed commentary that speculates on how individual clubs or the league will address a range of hypothetical contingencies serves no constructive purpose and instead confuses our fans and business partners, complicates the operations of other clubs, and distracts from the careful planning that is needed right now. We will continue to work in a deliberate and thoughtful way to plan for the 2020 season. ... We will be prepared to address any contingencies as they arise. Clubs should continue to direct questions and concerns to our office and not comment or speculate publicly.

Currently the United States is having massive out breaks in several states that refused to stay closed. Several teams have had players get infected and the league has canceled the 2020 preseason. 

To the disagreement of NFL doctors, Dr. Fauci has stated he does not believe the NFL can keep players safe. Thus, he doesn't believe there will be a season. It appears he is not alone. In his latest article, Matt Vautor of Masslive quoted Mark Davis, son of the late Al Davis.

Davis told ESPN the NFL had three choices:

“1. Go on as planned, with teams reporting for training camp over the next week, and see what happens.

2. Delay the start of the season until November and go to a 12-game season, cancelling each team’s four interconference games.

3. Cancel the 2020 season entirely.”

The United States may have another round of riots if the NFL cancels its season. They're already upset about having to wear masks and social distance. Lord forbid, they lose their football.

Vautor wrote, "The 2020 season is supposed to be the first season of NFL football in Las Vegas after moving from Oakland. All 65,000 seats at new Allegiant Stadium are sold out, but Davis doesn’t expect to fill any of them because of the coronavirus pandemic."

The Raiders, many teams are preparing to have zero fans in the stands. This would be a horrible way to have an opening for the new stadium.  However, the Raiders wont care,  they only care about one thing. "Just Win Baby", that's all the silver and black care about.

Davis continued, “My mindset today is no fans (should attend games), I don’t even know if it’s safe to play. Everything is up in the air with the virus and how it will affect our league and season. We want our inaugural season to be something special, I don’t even know if we’ll light the (Al Davis) torch. These are all potentials and respecting all.”

There are players willing to sign waivers to play, while others including the McCourty twins have voiced concerns about playing. The NFL has given players a chance to opt out but have started requiring players to report as of this past Monday. On Tuesday the NFL canceled all preseason games and agreed to a reduced 80 man training camp, meaning 320 players will get the axe without even an opportunity to earn a spot.

The only thing certain about the 2020 NFL season is that nothing is certain. 

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