Amid the coronavirus outbreak, NFL teams began taking precaution one after another by banning pre-draft travel.
Not all, however.
Finally, the NFL stepped in to make it a league-wide policy Friday.
Per Ben Volin of The Boston Globe, the league office sent a memo to inform all 32 franchises that teams or individuals will be disciplined for disobeying the rules. Teams won’t be able to host draft prospects at the facilities for official visits or travel to any university or location to speak with them.
Instead, the NFL is granting permission for teams to schedule only three phone or video calls per week, at a maximum length of one hour, in order to evaluate prospects.
This was a necessary measure by the league, as some teams may have been hesitant to ban travel on its own fear other teams would get ahead.
Now, in favor of public health, everyone is in the same boat.
