NFL eliminates Preseason

To help hell undrafted players and late round picks develop and earn a shot at NFL roster, The NFL has decided to look out for them and cut the preseason down to zero. 

Ian Rapoport tweeted, "Per source, the league today offered the union zero preseason games. A big step."

To make the NFLPA happy, the NFL had previously reduced the preseason to two games but that wasn't good enough to the Big Names, who also opposed the lowest paid players getting pay raises in the new CBA.

Reid Goldsmith if Clutch Points, wrote saying that it was all about player safety. However, there is a contingent of fans who believe this was about helping big names hold back new comers.

Goldsmith wrote, "While the NFL is seemingly the professional sports league least affected by COVID-19, due to the fall and winter seasonal sport, the league may be still unprepared to handle the public health crisis in the United States because of the very nature of the contact sport. In recent days, there has been a suddenly strong push for improved health and safety protocols from players, buoyed by three-time Defensive Player of the Year and Houston Texans star defensive end, JJ Watt."

There has been talk about teams having their salary caps reduced next season due to lack of income during the 2020 season.  This would hurt the Patriots who have about $100 million coming to them but it would also hurt teams like the defending superbowl champions. The Chiefs just locked up most of their money between two players 

Goldsmith wrote, "The coronavirus pandemic may also impact the league’s revenue, given that states have varied planed in permitting fans to attend mass gatherings vis a vis NFL stadiums. Without fans in attendance or with a capped number of fans, COVID-19 may hit franchises’ bank balance hard, too, along with players and staff closely monitoring symptoms of the virus."