NFL Bans Players From Swapping Jersey’s After The Game During 2020 Season Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

As we get closer to the start of training camp, the NFL has begun to release more details on how they will make sure the 2020 season is as safe as possible due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

On Thursday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that all 32 teams received an updated game-day protocols, which include a prohibition on any players exchanging jerseys as well as a ban on any postgame interactions of any ind within six feet of each other.

NFL teams will be forbidden from postgame interactions within 6 feet of each other and jersey exchanges between players will be prohibited during the 2020 season, sources say.

Another way the NFL will look different in the COVID-19 world.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 9, 2020

Thew new safety protocols didn’t sit well with many NFL players, who took to Twitter to mock the league:

This is a perfect example of NFL thinking in a nutshell. Players can go engage in a full contact game and do it safely. However, it is deemed unsafe for them to exchange jerseys after said game. 😂🤣😂 https://t.co/fWefsUSVDc

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) July 9, 2020

thats DAMN SILLY bro.. 🤦🏾‍♂️ https://t.co/QDOwn2G3bc

— Deshaun Watson (@deshaunwatson) July 9, 2020

They just making stuff up now, let’s address the real issues. Times ticking https://t.co/eFGfoJWK4W

— Trai Turner (@trai_turner) July 9, 2020

This has to be a joke… https://t.co/OrJBcBtiFl pic.twitter.com/cA8Iu0LI39

— Randall Cobb (@rcobb18) July 9, 2020

Training camps are scheduled to start at the end of the month and while the NFL has canceled half of the preseason, the league is still moving forward as if the start of the regular season will be Thursday, September 7th.