The N-F-L schedule will be released tonight. Contingencies have been built in, in case the coronavirus pandemic forces a delay in the season or if the season has to be shortened. There are reports that the first four games for every team will be non-conference. That means the Saints would play their first four games against the A-F-C South. That way if the season is shortened to 12 games, they would not play those games, since out of conference games do not factor in playoff tiebreakers.

And the NFL has set guidelines for how teams can re-open their training facilities. The league is urging teams to have these protocols in place by May 15th. The first phase would only allow a limited number of non-player personnel inside the building. No players are allowed in the facility except for those that are continuing therapy and rehabilitation for injuries.

In a memo to high schools, LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine said that graduating seniors can not receive an extra year of eligibility, because of COVID-19. Bonine added that if Louisiana enters Phase one of the reopening of the economy, summer workouts could possibly begin on May 17th, but final decisions will have to be made on the local level. Bonine says since there was no spring football, schools will get an extra week of preseason practice. The LHSAA’s executive committee will meet on June 24th to talk more about the 2020-21 athletic year.