Rookies report to TC on Tuesday
NFL tells teams training camps will open on time
The NFL has informed teams their training camps will open on time.
League executive Troy Vincent sent a memo to general managers and head coaches on Saturday informing them rookies can report by Tuesday, quarterbacks and injured players by Thursday and all other players can arrive by July 28.
Rookies for Houston and Kansas City are set to report Monday.
The league and the NFL Players Association are still discussing testing for the coronavirus and other health and safety protocols. Union leadership expressed several concerns in a 90-minute conference call with reporters Friday.
However, under the collective bargaining agreement, the NFL can impose report dates.
The NFLPA could file a grievance to argue the league isn’t providing a safe work environment under the labor deal.
“The league is management,” NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said Friday. “They have the exclusive right, just like somebody who owns a plant, regarding when it opens and when it closes. They want training camps to open on time. The role of the union is to hold them accountable about whether it’s safe to open now."
The players' union wants players tested daily for the virus. A joint committee of doctors, trainers and strength coaches formed by the NFL and NFLPA recommended testing every other day.
Other outstanding issues include number of preseason games. The league has planned to cut the exhibition schedule from four games to two while the union wants none.
Both sides are also negotiating economic issues and questions remain on players’ rights to opt out of playing.
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
Getting ready to report this week hoping the @NFL will come to agreement with the safe and right protocols so we can feel protected playing the sport we love #WeWantToPlay
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) July 19, 2020
We need Football! We need sports! We need hope! The NFL’s unwillingness to follow the recommendations of their own medical experts will prevent that. If the NFL doesn’t do their part to keep players healthy there is no football in 2020. It’s that simple. Get it done @NFL
— Drew Brees (@drewbrees) July 19, 2020
I am concerned.
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) July 19, 2020
My wife is pregnant.@NFL Training camp is about to start..
And there’s still No Clear Plan on Player Health & Family Safety. 🤷🏾
We want to play football but we also want to protect our loved ones. #WeWantToPlay
Once again in the interest of keeping everyone (players & fans) as informed as possible, here is an updated list of what we as players know and don’t know as the first group gets set to report to training camp tomorrow.#WeWantToPlay pic.twitter.com/xQcjs33zgM
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) July 19, 2020
I want to play ball this year! But we are going to need the @NFL to make sure they are listening to everyone and taking the steps for the players and their families to be safe! #WeWantToPlay
— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) July 19, 2020
@"ArizonaViking" said: LET'S GET THIS FOOTBALL SEASON STARTED...!!!I hear yah and it would be awesome...But NFLPA & NFL have some work to do first.
I'm thinking about Russel Wilson with a pregnant wife at home, Kirk Cousins with a little toddler running around and I'm sure some of the players have older relatives at home too.
Going to be very interesting watching this unfold in August.
Let's be honest, many nfl players off field lifestyles coupled with the nature of the game...there is no medical professional that would look at this virus and come up with a plan to safely proceed with a season. Players calling for other measures are just angling for other shit, like less without losing their monster paychecks regardless of the loss of income for the owners.
I sure want this season to start, if it does, I can’t see it ending well.
@"JimmyinSD" said: Let's be honest, many nfl players off field lifestyles coupled with the nature of the game...there is no medical professional that would look at this virus and come up with a plan to safely proceed with a season. Players calling for other measures are just angling for other shit, like less without losing their monster paychecks regardless of the loss of income for the owners.yep
Vikes rookies are reporting Thursday, not Tuesday as originally expected.
https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/1285279363047591942?s=20
Some news: The Vikings have dates set for training camp. Rookies/QBs report Thursday.
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) July 20, 2020
More on when players will report, and the negotiations for both Mike Zimmer and Dalvin Cook here: https://t.co/6qLKL5nuqj
@"JimmyinSD" said: Let's be honest, many nfl players off field lifestyles coupled with the nature of the game...there is no medical professional that would look at this virus and come up with a plan to safely proceed with a season. Players calling for other measures are just angling for other shit, like less without losing their monster paychecks regardless of the loss of income for the owners.Millionaire players complaining they have to work for a paycheck? What about the rest of us that are working right now?
How about, just get to work.
@"purplefaithful" said: https://twitter.com/TheKyleAisle/status/1284886407127928833
And on cue, the NFL will implement a penalty if the defender breathes on a star QB.
@"greediron" said:@"purplefaithful" said: https://twitter.com/TheKyleAisle/status/1284886407127928833And on cue, the NFL will implement a penalty if the defender breathes on a star QB.
Pretty sure they already have that in place for the Vikings every time they play Rodgers or Brees.
I would have added Russell Wilson, but I can't remember our defense getting close enough to breathe on him...
@"RS Express" said:@"greediron" said:@"purplefaithful" said: https://twitter.com/TheKyleAisle/status/1284886407127928833And on cue, the NFL will implement a penalty if the defender breathes on a star QB.
Pretty sure they already have that in place for the Vikings every time they play Rodgers or Brees.
I would have added Russell Wilson, but I can't remember our defense getting close enough to breathe on him...
I do. I remember BRob sacking him and Wilson continued to act like he wasn't down so BRob held his leg. The refs threw a flag for necessary roughness as Wilson scrambled into the endzone after he was let go.
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