Fans will not be allowed at training camp practices, Family Night, and any home preseason games at Lambeau Field due to COVID-19, the Green Bay Packers announced Wednesday.
PANDEMIC...THE GREEN BAYPACKERS ORGANIZATIONANNOUNCING -- FANS WILL BEEXCLUDED FROM THIS YEARSPRESEASON...THAT INCLUDES --PRESEASON GAMES... PACKERSFAMILY NIGHT... AND TRAININGCAMP...LANCE ALLAN IS INSTUDIO WITH DETAILS..THE PACKERS PRIDE THEMSELVESIN BEING ONE OF THE MOST FANFRIENDLY ORGANIZATIONS IN THENFL.
BUT THIS YEAR, NO FANSWILL BE ALLOWED AT TRAININGCAMP PRACTICES.
OR FAMILYNIGHT.
OR PRESEASON GAMES,DEPENDING ON IF SOME OF ALL OFTHAT HAPPENS.
AND WE OUR YOUROFFICIAL PACKERS STATION, I'MTHE PREGAME HOST AND SIDELINEREPORTER DURING THE PRESEASON.SO IT'S CERTAIN TO ADJUST OURCOVERAGE.THIS IS THE TYPICAL SCENE INGREEN BAY THAT WILL NOT HAPPENTHIS YEAR.
RAILBIRDS FROM ALL50 STATES AND EVEN THE WORLD,THOUSANDS OF VISITORS COME TOSEE PACKERS TRAINING CAMP JUSTFOR A GLIMPSE OF AARON RODGERSAND THE GREEN AND GOLD.
THATWILL NOT HAPPEN, THIS YEAR.IN A STATEMENT, PACKERSPRESIDENT AND CEO MARK MURPHYSAYS "We will continue to workon the protocols and logisticsin the hope that we canwelcome fans back to LambeauField for the regular seasonwithout jeopardizing thehealth of our players, teampersonnel and fans."AS PART OF THE PACKERSOFFICIAL TV NETWORK, WE WERESCHEDULED TO AIR FOURPRESEASON GAMES.
THE PACKERSSTILL LIST THE GAMES ON THEIRWEBSITE, BUT TODAY NFL DOT COMIS REPORTING THE LEAGUE HAS APROPOSAL TO CUT TWO PRESEASONGAMES OFF THE SLATE.
NFL offers players to scrap all preseason games
