07-15-2020, 09:25 AM
(07-14-2020, 01:11 PM)BengalChris Wrote: They could minimize the risks on the field by simply having players stay away from high risk activities when they're off the field. No bars, restaurants, hookers, hanger-on-ers, visits from extended family, etc, etc. Same would be true for coaches, trainers, staff and team executives. Add to this testing two or three times a week or even daily. Anyone with signs of illness wouldn't be allowed into team facilities and quarantined until better. Sterilize the locker rooms before, during and after games and practices.
If no one who's on the field has it, then no one on the field will catch it by being on the field. Very simple concept.
Really shouldn't be too difficult within the building, but it will ultimately come down to how the players handle their person lives and some of these guys have a very low responsibility level and probably feel they can't function without some vices.
A short-term illness IR could be created for something like 30 days so that teams could field enough players if there's some sort of out break of some illness. Practice squad players would, of course, have to adhere to the same rules and be tested just as much so that they can come in and take over a position.
Free agents who hope to be signed during the season would also need to keep in all of the above otherwise have to go through thorough testing before being allowed to join a team.
That is basically what the sports have done over here.
