r/news • u/castlefortdauser • Oct 03 '20

Title Not From Article Patriots' Cam Newton heading to COVID-19 reserve list after reportedly testing positive, will not face Chiefs

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/patriots-cam-newton-heading-to-covid-19-reserve-list-after-reportedly-testing-positive-will-not-face-chiefs/
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u/GBreezy Oct 03 '20

The NHL and NBA have done it right. No positive cases after the bubble was formed. It's actually very impressive. Its shocking how bad the other leagues have done.

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u/TheAtheistArab87 Oct 03 '20

There are too many players in the NFL to have a bubble.

Not only does the NBA have far less players per team but they did it when the season was almost over so they kicked out a third of the teams to reduce the number of people even more.

If the NFL did it - it would be 5,000 people. Really hard to do

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u/frockinbrock Oct 03 '20

I am curious, how many games could they play on the same field within a week? I know nothing about football, so I’m just curious, do some places still use astrograss that can be repaired within hours? Or would they have to use multiple fields? It does seem like a lot more logistics than the other leagues, but I also they they have more money and resources so I’m just curious if it’s possible