• 6 months ago
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00:00 The NFL will reportedly prohibit on-field jersey exchanges during the 2020 season, according
00:05 to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
00:07 Also, teams will be forbidden from post-game interactions within six feet of each other,
00:12 which makes sense if they were playing, say, tennis.
00:15 I can't imagine coming within six feet of your opponent will count as a registered tackle
00:19 in games, and that's probably why Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson called it "damn
00:24 silly" on Twitter.
00:26 So far, due to timing, the NFL has been able to take a mostly business-as-usual approach
00:30 during the pandemic.
00:31 However, perhaps no sport, considering the roster sizes and nature of contact within
00:36 it, has more of a challenge ahead in managing the current crisis, given football is full
00:41 of collisions and since going the distance refers to getting into the end zone rather
00:46 than anything social in this instance.
00:52 The NFL will reportedly prohibit on-field jersey exchanges during the 2020 season, according
00:58 to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
00:59 Also, teams will be forbidden from post-game interactions within six feet of each other,
01:04 which makes sense if they were playing, say, tennis.
01:07 I can't imagine coming within six feet of your opponent will count as a registered tackle
01:11 in games, and that's probably why Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson called it "damn
01:16 silly" on Twitter.
01:18 So far, due to timing, the NFL has been able to take a mostly business-as-usual approach
01:22 during the pandemic.
01:23 However, perhaps no sport, considering the roster sizes and nature of contact within
01:28 it, has more of a challenge ahead in managing the current crisis, given football is full
01:33 of collisions and since going the distance refers to getting into the end zone rather
01:38 than anything social in this instance.
01:44 The NFL will reportedly prohibit on-field jersey exchanges during the 2020 season, according
01:50 to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
01:52 Also, teams will be forbidden from post-game interactions within six feet of each other,
01:56 which makes sense if they were playing, say, tennis.
01:59 I can't imagine coming within six feet of your opponent will count as a registered tackle
02:03 in games, and that's probably why Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson called it "damn
02:08 silly" on Twitter.
02:10 So far, due to timing, the NFL has been able to take a mostly business-as-usual approach
02:14 during the pandemic.
02:15 However, perhaps no sport, considering the roster sizes and nature of contact within
02:21 it, has more of a challenge ahead in managing the current crisis, given football is full
02:25 of collisions and since going the distance refers to getting into the end zone rather
02:30 than anything social in this instance.
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