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
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00:00The NFL will reportedly prohibit on-field jersey exchanges during the 2020 season, according
00:05to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
00:07Also, teams will be forbidden from post-game interactions within six feet of each other,
00:12which makes sense if they were playing, say, tennis.
00:15I can't imagine coming within six feet of your opponent will count as a registered tackle
00:19in games, and that's probably why Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson called it, quote,
00:24damn silly on Twitter.
00:26So far, due to timing, the NFL has been able to take a mostly business-as-usual approach
00:30during the pandemic.
00:31However, perhaps no sport, considering the roster sizes and nature of contact within
00:36it, has more of a challenge ahead in managing the current crisis, given football is full
00:41of collisions, and since going the distance refers to getting into the end zone rather
00:46than anything social in this instance.