Fauci thinks entire teams would need to be isolated and confined, but the NFL’s top doctor has said the league doesn’t feel « it’s practical or appropriate to construct a bubble. »
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a prominent member of the White House coronavirus task force, told CNN on Thursday that he believes NFL players would need to be isolated from others and regularly tested in order to play, which casts unsettling doubt as to whether or not the 2020 season can be started, let alone competed.
« If there is a second wave, which is certainly a possibility and which would be complicated by the predictable flu season, football may not happen this year, » said Dr. Fauci Thursday morning.
Last month, Sills said, « we fully well expect that we will have positive cases that arise. » He added, « our challenge is to identify them as quickly as possible and prevent spread to any other participants.
