Speculation about California teams possibly having to relocate underscores that if the NFL is going to have a season, it will have to be put together piece by piece.
novel coronavirus pandemicThe possibilities that some teams might have to be relocated based on local restrictions — either for training camp or for the season — and some games may have to be rescheduled were underscored this week with the news that Los Angeles County could extend its safer-at-home orderThe NFL’s two Los Angeles-based franchises, the Rams and Chargers, have training facilities in nearby counties.
There could be local issues that must be faced — team by team, state by state, perhaps county by county — as the league and owners figure out which teams will be permitted, based on guidelines in that area, to have practices and play games, under what conditions and when.Sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter to track the outbreak. All stories linked in the newsletter are free to access.
It could be an ever-shifting set of circumstances as locales could be under widely varying sets of public health directives that could dictate how many fans are permitted into stadiums. The NFL at least has time on its side, with training camps set to open in late July for an on-time season in September. The first regular season game at SoFi Stadium is scheduled for Sept. 13, when the Rams will host the Dallas Cowboys.
The issues in Los Angeles County come after Jeffrey Smith, the executive officer of California’s Santa Clara County, told the county’s board of supervisors last month that “we’d be lucky” to have sporting events by Thanksgiving. The county is home to the San Francisco 49ers. The circumstances in California produced speculation that the Rams, Chargers and 49ers could end up playing their home games out of state, perhaps in Glendale, Ariz., with the Cardinals or in Las Vegas with the Raiders.
“What I would tell commissioners of leagues is if you have a team in an area where they just won’t let them operate,” DeSantis said at a news conference this week, “we’ll find a place for you here in the state of Florida because we think it’s important and we know that it can be done safely.”
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