The NFL is continuing the process of getting back to work in their respective facilities, and the latest step is coaches allowed in training facilities as early as this Friday.
This per ESPN's Adam Schefter:
Starting Friday, NFL coaches will be allowed to return to their training facilities, as outlined by this memo from Roger Goodell that went to teams today: pic.twitter.com/UEwDROGnO5
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 4, 2020
In the memo from Roger Goodell, it details how this step of the re-opening process will be handled. Organization's can have 100 personnel in the building at one time, and the coaching staff would count towards that overall count. Coaches who might be at a higher risk should speak with the medical staff prior to returning to work at their respective facility. The memo also mentions, but doesn't specify, a testing protocol which will be taking place upon coaches returning to facilities.
Per Ian Rappoport of the NFL Network, the only team who won't have their coaches back in their facilities Friday will be the 49ers. The league and the organization have been in talks about how they will proceed once their local government deems they are safe to do so.
The news of coaches returning comes on the heals of the league telling all 32 teams they are not permitted to spend training camp outside of team facilities. This meant the lengthy streak of the Steelers traveling to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe in late July will be snapped.
In the meantime, the NFL continues to carefully return to normal as more states are starting to open up their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As more information on the NFL continuing the re-opening process becomes available, DKPittsburghSports.com will have the latest updates.
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