Major Sports Events Canceled or Postponed Due to Coronavirus

A list of the college and pro competitions we’ve lost

Joel Ryan December 9, 2020 9:00 AM 1

2020 has never seen the kind of benching that the coronavirus pandemic has brought to the sports world. College football, NFL preseason traditions, the NBA, MLB, NCAA Championship Tournaments, and even the Little League World Series were affected.

At least one professional league was insolvent. Entire seasons were scrapped. And coronavirus-related schedule changes have led to some long-awaited games being irretrievably lost. The latter was especially true in college football, where even powerhouses like Ohio State, Alabama, Notre Dame, and USC were forced to succumb to the realities of the pandemic.

Here are the major games, events, and seasons that have been canceled, postponed, or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This list is current at the time of publication and includes timelines for when seasons and events will resume, if applicable.

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NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Canceled

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In a normal year, a school that was a championship favorite ends with a tough loss. In 2020, your bracket was blown away by the coronavirus. As the coronavirus outbreak reached pandemic levels, tournaments were canceled and March Madness ended almost before it began. The championship tournament was officially canceled on March 12, 2020.

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XFL Season: Canceled

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In March 2020, with the sports world in turmoil, the XFL suspended and then canceled its inaugural season. By mid-April 2020, it was all over: the league filed for bankruptcy. In August 2020, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson bought the XFL for $15 million.

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Little League World Series: Canceled

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On April 29, 2020, the Little League World Series was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first cancellation in the history of the international youth sports event, traditionally held in August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Postponed

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On March 24, 2020, the International Olympic Committee and host country Japan postponed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to sometime between "not 2020" and "summer 2021 or later."

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CFL Football Season: Canceled

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The Canadian Football League, the NFL's counterpart, postponed the start of its 2020 regular season multiple times before calling it off altogether on August 17.

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Baseball Hall of Fame 2020 Induction Ceremony: Canceled

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The Baseball Hall of Fame canceled its induction ceremony in Cooperstown, scheduled for July 26, 2020. It now plans to honor the 2020 class, which includes Derek Jeter (pictured), in July 2021. At that time, the Hall of Fame will also honor the yet-to-be-determined 2021 class.

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NCAA College World Series: Canceled

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The College World Series, which has been held in Omaha, Nebraska, every year since 1950, was wiped out in spring 2020 along with other collegiate spring sports.

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NCAA College Football Spring Practice: Canceled

For Clemson's Trevor Lawrence (pictured) and other NCAA football players, there was no spring practice in 2020. The annual offseason ritual was scrapped after universities across the country moved students off campus and canceled all spring seasons and activities.

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NCAA Women's College World Series: Canceled

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The Women's College World Series, a premier softball tournament held annually in Oklahoma City, disappeared along with other collegiate spring sports in 2020.

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Bowdoin College Fall Football Season: Canceled

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Division III Bowdoin College put an early hook on fall sports, including football, by canceling fall tournaments on June 22, 2020. The Maine school is part of the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

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Wimbledon: Canceled

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In April 2020, a Grand Slam tennis tournament scheduled for June 29-July 12, 2020, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club was canceled for the first time since World War II.

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NFL Hall of Fame Game: Canceled

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The late-summer NFL Hall of Fame exhibition game between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers in Canton, Ohio, was canceled on June 25, 2020. Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (pictured) is among the sports stars who have tested positive for coronavirus, and the cancellation of the Hall of Fame game has been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic overall.

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Ivy League Fall Sports: Canceled

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On July 8, 2020, the Ivy League announced that schools would cancel all fall 2020 sports, including football. The conference announced that no decision had been made yet on whether games and competitions would be moved to spring 2021. Ivy League Princeton (pictured) went 8-2 in 2019, with Dartmouth and Yale sharing the conference championship.

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2020 NFL Draft in Las Vegas: Canceled

Las Vegas Raiders, a new home base of Raiders, will host the gorgeous, charm, and action of the 2020 NFL draft. However, the National Football League canceled a big show, which was scheduled to be held in Singiti on April 23-25, and chose a hom e-based remote event to be held on the same schedule.

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Big Ten Fall Football Season: Canceled (and Returned)

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A few days after the announcement of a conferenc e-only football schedule on August 11, 2020, Big 10 effectively stopped all of the fall sports. Coaches, parents, athletes, and fans responded in a protest and petition. Just one month later, on September 16, the conference changed the policy. Ohio State University, Michigan University, Pennsylvania State University, etc. have returned to the US Championships.

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Pac-12 Fall Football Season: Canceled (and Returning)

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On August 11, 2020, Pack 12 abolished the fall football following Big 10. About a month later, on September 24, the PAC-12 joined the Big Ten again and resolved to play. The conferenc e-only season is scheduled to begin on November 6th.

While the PAC-12 is back, the premier player of this conference will probably not return. Oregon University Pene Swell, who was a candidate for the 2020 NFL Draft 1st Penni, signed an agent after op t-out of the fall season (canceled at the time).

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Michigan vs. Ohio State Game: Canceled

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The football game of Michigan vs Ohio State University, scheduled for December 8 and December 12, 2020, was canceled due to the COVID-19 in the Wolverine Program. As a result, for the first time since 1917, Big 10 rivals no longer play in one season. Later, this game, which became known as the Game, took place for the first time in 1897.

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NBA Season: Suspended (and Returned)

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On March 11, 2020, Utah Jazz's Rudy Gebert showed a positive reaction of Coronavirus, and the NBA was temporarily suspended. The league 2019-2020 season was resumed on July 30, 2020, and the ESPN Wide World of Sports Facility in Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, the so-called NBA bubble, the League 30 team 22 teams resumed their activities.

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Alabama vs. LSU Game: Postponed

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Amid a flurry of COVID-related college football postponements and cancellations, especially in the SEC, the conference announced on November 10, 2020 that the Week 11 premier game between the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers would not take place as scheduled on November 14. The two schools ended up playing on December 5, likely to the disappointment of LSU fans who were thrashed by Alabama 55-17.

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2020 NBA Draft: Postponed

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With the NBA season now on ice, the 2020 NBA Draft has also been put in the cooler. The draft, originally scheduled for May 18, was held on November 18.

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Wisconsin vs. Nebraska Game: Canceled

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October 28, 2020: The Big Ten game between Nebraska and Wisconsin, scheduled for October 31 at Memorial Stadium in Nebraska, was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Wisconsin program. Badgers players who tested positive included quarterback Graham Mertz and head coach Paul Chirst. Due to lack of room in the revised, compact Big Ten schedule, the Wisconsin-Nebraska game will not be played. Wisconsin will also lose its game against Purdue, scheduled for November 7.

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Michigan vs. Washington Game: Canceled

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On July 9, 2020, before the entire fall schedule was in jeopardy, Michigan lost its opening game against Washington, scheduled for September 5, as the Big Ten withdrew from non-conference play.

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Texas vs. LSU Game: Canceled

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A Texas-LSU rematch scheduled for September 12, 2020, was canceled in July by the Tigers as the SEC moved to a conference-only schedule. The Big 12 Conference, which includes the Texas Longhorns, also eventually announced a schedule change. In 2019, LSU defeated Texas, 45-38. Page 24 of 51

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Ohio State vs. Oregon Game: Canceled

Another big game that was lost when the Big Ten eliminated non-conference play was the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Oregon Ducks, scheduled for Sept. 12, 2020.

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Pac-12 Basketball Season: Postponed

When the Pac-12 canceled fall sports, it also put winter sports, including men's and women's basketball, on hold until at least January 2021. But when fall sports returned, the conference's winter sports also won out. Pac-12 basketball kicked off on Nov. 25, just two weeks after the regular season would have started.

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Alabama vs. USC Game: Canceled

On July 10, 2020, the PAC-12 announced that the matches of each school would only be a conference, so the long-awaited Alabama Crimzontide and USC Tolorks University football showdown was kept. Alabama vs USC games were scheduled to be played on September 5 in Arlington, Texas.

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The major league stopped the Cactus League and the Grapefruit League activities and delayed the opening of the regular season, two weeks before the opening of the regular season, February 26, 2020, the Cody Belliner (photo) of Los Angeles Dodgers (photo) was a swing in a spring training game. I showed you. MLB started the regular season of 60 games in July 2020.

MLB Season: Postponed

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Notre Dame vs. USC Game: Canceled

In the annual Nutre Dame vs USC, the PAC-12 was canceled due to the decision to cancel the non-conference game. Both schools were planning to play against Los Angeles on November 28, 2020. It was a traditional rival confrontation that has continued without interruption since 1946. Notre Dame also canceled the game with Wisconsin, which was scheduled for October 3.

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Mountain West Fall Football Season: Canceled (and Returned)

Mountain waist abolished the fall football (and all autumn sports) on August 10, 2020. Famous programs such as Voyes State University, Colorado State University, Wyoming University, and Air Force University have stopped their activities due to this movement. A few hours after the PAC-12 announced to return to the fall football scene on September 24, the Mountain West Conference did the same. Mountain waist schools resumed all at once on October 24.

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MAC Fall Football Season: Canceled (and Returned)

On August 8, 2020, the Mid American Conference, which has Eastern Michigan Chippuazu, became the first FBS conference with football on the bench. On September 25, it became the latest FBS conference that revived the autumn football. On November 4, Mac schools started schedules for six games.

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UMass Fall Football Season: Canceled (and Returned)

Umass abolished the fall football season on August 11, 2020. About a month later, on September 21, Umass changed the plan and announced that it would only play a limited number of autumn football games. Minitmen will participate in the FBS as an independent league.

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The ceremony to enter the Professional Hall of Fame, which will be held in Canton, Ohio, in conjunction with the exhibition game, was postponed in 2021. In the 2020 Hall of Fame, Pittsburg Stillers's former head coach Bill Cower (Photo).

Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020 Enshrinement Ceremony: Postponed

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Morehouse College Fall Football Season: Canceled

Mohaus College in Georgia canceled the fall sport on June 26, 2020, including football. Mora House belongs to the NCAA Division II Southern Inter College Athletic Conference. The football team's 2019 results were 4 wins and 6 losses.

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In March 2020, the Korean Baseball Organization extended the season. By the end of the month, each team played a representative game with a mask, but there were no spectators. The South Kore a-based professional league opened on May 5.

KBO Baseball Season: Postponed

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The Marc h-Madness girl was also canceled in 2020, and Kentucky's attention player, Rhine Howard, was interrupted the season. On March 7, 2020, Howard was the last match of the season.

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Canceled

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Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters won the Masters in March 2020 that the Augusta National Golf Club would postpone the Golf Classic 2020, which was a little longer. Masters was postponed in November, and Dustin Johnson won the 2020 title.

2020 Masters Tournament: Postponed

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A few days after the 500 Fan Shield in Arizona on March 8, 2020, NASCAR postponed all races. NASCAR r e-flag on the Nascar Cup series on May 17, 2020 at the Relly Heroes 400 held at Darlington Raceway, South Carolina.

NASCAR Cup Series: Suspended (and Returned)

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In 2019, for the Fortnight World Cup Finals, about 19, 000 fans were crowded at Arthur Ash Stadium in New York, which will be held in the US Open of Tennis. In 2020, the event was also sacrificed by Coronavirus pandemic: on April 30, Epic Games canceled the World Cup and stopped all subsequent Fortnight live events.

Fortnite World Cup 2020: Canceled

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With other professional sports closed, Ultimate Fighting Championship continued to fight, but even in Dana White, he immediately faced the reality of the columnavirus. After the Charles Olibeira vs. Kevin Lee held in Brazil on March 14, 2020, UFC's future events have been postponed. UFC resumed the cage on May 9, 2020 at UFC249 in Florida.

UFC: Postponed

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On March 3, 2020, Boston Blue In's Al l-Star, David Pastornak, played in the final round of the National Hockey League's regular season before the match was interrupted. On August 1, 2020, NHL resumed his activities for 24 teams to compete for Stanley Cup Play Off.

NHL Play: Suspended (and Returned)

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Ran for the Roses, scheduled for May 2, 2020, was changed to late summer schedule and held on September 5.

Kentucky Derby: Postponed

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Traditionally, the Indycar premiere event, which has been traditionally held on the Memorial Day weekend, has been postponed and will be held on August 23, 2020.

Indianapolis 500: Postponed

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The major league soccer stopped working on March 12, 2020. The league team was reorganized for the MLS IS BACK tournament in July 2020 and resumed the 2020 season on August 12, 2020.

MLS Season: Suspended (and Returned)

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Jeremy Lin (Photo), a former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets, a former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets center, which was held in Beijing on December 8, 2019. The COVID-19 quickly closed China, and the CBA season was interrupted on February 1, 2020. The league resumed the season in June 2020.

CBA Basketball Season: Suspended (and Returned)

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Alex Solgente participated in the 2019 X GAMES Minneapolis Tournament. The 2020 tournament, scheduled for July, was canceled on April 24, 2020.

X Games Minneapolis 2020: Canceled

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The 202O WNBA draft was held on April 17, 2020 as scheduled, but the opening of the season was postponed from mi d-May. The league started on July 25, 2020 at the IMG Academy facility in Bradenton, Florida, and started a 2 2-yea r-old regular season.

WNBA Season: Postponed

Los Angeles Sparks's Sydney Weeds (photo) was the first WNBA player to be infected with Coronavirus.

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The tension and joy of the scripes nationwide spelling be finals are not found in 2020. The ESPN broadcast, scheduled for Memorial Day, was canceled for the first time since 1945.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: Canceled

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The World Series of Poker (World Series of Poker) was not accurately broken: 2020, which was scheduled to be held in Las Vegas on May 26, 2020, is postponed, instead in 2020 The online tournament is scheduled.

World Series of Poker: Postponed

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The worl d-famous Boston Marathon, scheduled for April 20, 2020, was canceled for the first time on May 28, 2020 with a history of 124 on May 28, 2020. On October 28, it was announced that the 2021 tournament would be postponed at least until the fall of that year.

Boston Marathon: Canceled

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In 2019, cyclists were packed with the Champ s-Elyselic Stage in the Tour de France. The race in 2020 was initially started on June 27, 2020, but was in the garage for several months. The opening is August 29.

Tour de France: Postponed

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Japan's Japan Baseball Organization has been planning and abolished for months to open the regular season in 2020. The league finally opened in June 2020.

NPB Baseball Season: Postponed

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So, with training camps opening as scheduled for the 2021 season, here's a look at how the league navigated the pandemic to play its full schedule and the Super Bowl in 2020:

After the combine in Indianapolis and business as usual, the NFL, like much of the rest of the country, went into remote mode.

MARCH 2020

With team facilities closed, free agency began, minus in-person visits and medicals. It was no different for Tom Brady, who left New England and brought his six Super Bowl rings back to Tampa Bay.

The owners of each team opted to expand the playoffs by two teams to 14 teams and increase the televised postseason.

The draft, the league's biggest offseason showcase, had a huge success in Nashville the previous spring. It was scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, but COVID-19 forced the NFL to reschedule the Sin City event in 2022 and conduct a completely virtual draft.

APRIL 2020

Commissioner Roger Goodell oversaw the event from his hideaway in his suburban New York home. Goodell, who went unpaid for 20 years as NFL personnel were cut, even received praise for his performance. That's rare.

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The NFL and players' union did not have a pro day for professional baseball players. They also agreed that offseason workout programs would be conducted virtually until each team was allowed to open their facilities.

All five international games were moved back to home team stadiums as coronavirus cases surged, and the league announced a full regular season schedule. While working through that schedule, the NFL developed a ticket refund plan for canceled games or games without fans (most games will be played in empty stadiums, some will be rescheduled to alternative dates, but no cancellations will occur).

MAY 2020

All OTAs in May were virtual. A select number of teams were cautiously allowed to reopen training facilities under very strict health protocols, but many were prohibited by government regulations.

The Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, which traditionally kicks off the preseason, was canceled.

JUNE/JULY 2020

JC, the chairman of NFLPA, JC Trettar, wrote to the players that they must fight for "necessary COVID-19 protection" as a union that supports the suspension of the pre-season. Ta. Initially, the league reduces the exhibition game in half and then stops all.

All training camps were held in team complex, and the players were tested for Coronavirus every day. The owner was paid to the players who decided to turn off the season. Dozens of people skip the 2020 campaigns, skipping five players.

NFL extended the chanovirus test for players and staff every day, despite the tw o-week positive rate of less than 1 % since the start of the camp.

AUGUST 2020

Dolphins is the first franchise that announced plans to open the gate to fans during the season.

The season was kicked off in front of about 17, 000 spectators in Kansas City, and Chiefs broke Houston.

SEPTEMBER 2020

The new stadium in Los Angeles and Las Vegas has opened except for fans.

Daily player tests other than the match day continued during the season. Denver's Big Fangio, Seattle's coach Pete Carol, Las Vegas coach John Gruden, Sean Paiton of New Orleans, and Kyle Shanahan of San Francisco, 10 inappropriate masks on the side line. He was fined $ 250, 000.

In late September, the league's first COVID-19 occurred in Titans, and the game with Stillers was changed to the second half of the schedule.

For several weeks, nine teams were hit by Coronavirus's collective infection, and the schedule was replaced. The protocol update includes a PCR test on the day of the match, the use of a mask on the wal k-through, the permission of a playcoller wearing a face shield instead of a side line or a gate. NFL recommended wearing protective masks to sid e-line players who have not participated in the game and players on the field.

OCTOBER 2020

The professional bowl scheduled for Las Vegas on January 31 was canceled.

With the occurrence of Ravens infection, the Knight Game of Thanksgiving with Pittsburg was postponed on the 6th. Denver's quarterbacks were all banned from the league because they violated the league rules. Bronkos loses with Kendor Hinton, a rookie receiver who has served as a quarter back at Wake Forest University.

NOVEMBER 2020

Gluden and Raiders repeatedly violated the NFL COVID-19 protocol, and was stripped of a total of $ 650, 000 and a draft six-round finger.

Nineteen teams began allowing fans to attend some games in their stadiums, with Dallas leading the way with nearly a third of the seats filled at AT& T Stadium.

The 49ers moved two home games to Arizona after officials in Northern California implemented new coronavirus restrictions.

DECEMBER 2020

The league ordered all teams to close their facilities for two days after the game. Only players who needed treatment for injuries or were undergoing rehabilitation were allowed at team facilities. Coaches were allowed in but had to work from offices, and all meetings were held virtually.

The Ravens were fined $250, 000 by the NFL for violating COVID-19 protocols.

The NFL finished the regular season with games played on all seven days, no cancellations, and almost all teams playing all of their home games in their stadiums.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021

Cleveland's Kevin Stefanski, who was named NFL Coach of the Year, missed the playoff opener against Pittsburgh, but the playoffs went on as scheduled. The NFL spent more than $75 million on testing alone.

The league also provided thousands of Super Bowl tickets to health care workers, who watched Tampa Bay not only host the game, but play there and, with Brady at the helm, win over Kansas City to end a pandemic-affected season.

"We learned to work in a very challenging environment," he said. "Hearing the club and the NFLPA say that our relationship is stronger than it's ever been. I interpret that trust that's been built here as what will carry us forward and be a lasting legacy of this season."