“They’ve Split the Arrowhead Stadium” – Andy Reid Confident About Kansas City Chiefs’ COVID-19 Plan

The NFL finding its way back to normalcy has prompted the preparations for the season to kick off. The rookies will be reporting to their respective teams today.

In such unprecedented times, it comes as no surprise that the start of the season will be something that people are not so used to.

The Coronavirus pandemic is enduringly tightening its grip around the entire international community. And, unfortunately, the United States is still leading the global charts in terms of total positive cases.

Amid such a crisis, an environment of doubt and anxiety may eclipse the joy surrounding the return of America’s most beloved sport.

Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs’ coach, Andy Reid, reassured fans, players, and staff that they will do everything possible to keep undesirable incidents away from their camp.

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Kansas City Chiefs will do everything they can

According to the NFL Network, the 62-year-old said, “We’re going to do everything out of the stadium. The way they’ve set it up, we could have a ton of people social distance, more than we have with our football team.

“They’ve got it all set up with monitors and everything else, they’ve got each media room set up. They’ve split the Arrowhead Stadium in half, so one half, the defense is on one side, the offense is on the other side.”

Reid also mentioned that they will test their player regularly for the virus. And more importantly, he stressed on the importance of social distancing in order to keep COVID-19 infections at bay.

Reid continued, “The guys are going to be tested often. It’ll be good that way. And then, listen, there’s a responsibility for coaches and players to make sure we handle ourselves right when we’re away from it.

“We’re still going to keep as much social distancing when we can. Obviously, it’s contact sport. But when we’re not in contact, we’re going to keep our social distance when we’re not playing.

“We have all that set up, we’re going to have our masks set up and do all the things and wash our hands, do all those fundamental things. We’re going to stay on top of that.”

Mutiny among players

Recently, a group of players raised their concerns regarding the absence of any clear plans for ensuring their safety. Although the NFL has shared a list of do’s and don’ts about how they would attempt to keep their players immune to the disease, there isn’t a guarantee that everyone will be safe. Something that did not sit right with a huge faction of players, and rightly so.

Things become clearer as we move forward in time. However, only time can help us gauge the success of the NFL as far as ensuring the health and safety of their players and that of their families is concerned.

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