Posted on 04/04/2020 12:28:43 PM PDT by abb
President Donald Trump told major league sports commissioners in a conference call that he believes the NFL season should start as scheduled in September, ESPN's Adam Schefter and Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Saturday.
On the call, Trump also said he wants fans back in sporting venues by August and September, according to the report. The August and September dates correspond with the kickoff to both college football and the NFL seasons.
Medical experts have not yet publicly said if that timeline is a viable one.
LSU football is supposed to open its 2020 season on Sept. 5 against UT San Antonio. The NFL's schedule has not yet been released, but the first Thursday Night game is scheduled to be played on Sept. 10.
According to a White House pool report, 12 major league commissioners were on the conference call with Trump, including NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
Mark Emmert, the president of the NCAA, was notably not on the call.
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I’d rather watch a stock boy, a truck driver, or a framer.
I’ve not watched NFL in years, way before the kneeling incidents. However, I think Trump has a good idea using them to kick off the restart. Since the MSM and the NFL are big buddies, they won’t criticize it as much.
Who’s saying that? Why can’t there still be summer camp for NCAA football?
I couldn’t care less.
Doesn’t the president know the NFL hates him? OTOH, maybe this will get them not to play. :)
I look forward to seeing the lines spread across the entire field width to maintain proper “social distance.” No contact anywhere in the game, either.
THAT would be an interesting game.
Good for Trump, although I think MLB should start sometime in early June after a training camp conducted with only intrasquad games in closed stadiums so any infection cases can be isolated and limited to just one team, allowing the other 29 to continue.
I also find no joy in football
It’s a game about yardage, like waste disposal.
I’m with you there. Didn’t attend any games but watched some and found them more enjoyable than watching NFL. It’s a shame their inaugural season got scrapped. I hope they’ll be back next year.
For what it’s worth, current betting is that the season WON’T start on time. Starting on time is a +185 underdog.
Are you a serious? Summer camps won’t start until late July. Why post like they are starting up tomorrow?
Do we need to get our picks in?
If they replay the 2006 Superbowl I’m picking the Colts this time.
I think we will start in August - maybe a couple weeks late getting a shortened pre season in. JMHO
LOL
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