Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 890997)

They are planning on players (and all other personnel) and their immediate families to stay pretty much in lockdown for the season. Players and all other personnel will be tested daily. And any individual that does test positive is to be isolated, monitored and treated (if needed) until deemed clear and can then return.

There is not going to be any mass quarantining. Rosters and practice squads will be increased to handle temporary loss of individual players.

There is also a good possibility that much of the league will already have had the virus by the beginning of the season and shouldn't be an issue come season. So far all of the reported player cases have been either asymptomatic or extremely mild.

It is still almost three months from the beginning of the season. I have little doubt the season will take place and can't wait.

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II (Post 891001)

That sounds like the ideal scenario for me to get to watch my beloved Saints play football this year. The only problem is it is beginning to look like you can catch it several times. Although here's another thought for these athletes.....COVID does damage to healthy lungs......

Originally Posted by hitta (Post 891010)

Antibodies dropping a few weeks after infection does not mean you are open to infection. The immune system doesn't work that way. While there are potential ways that infection could occur, I'd guess that they are rare circumstances. Of course, there may be something unique about the virus that causes our immune system to do something strange or mutations may occur or something... that's possible. For the most part though, there's not really any real evidence that reinfection occurs.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 891029)

Mutations could possibly reinfect, but mutations are likely to be more infectious, but far less invasive. That is the pattern of virus spread. In other words, it is possible to contract a variation but is is most likely it will be far less intrusive or even symptomatic at all.

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II (Post 891001)

That sounds like the ideal scenario for me to get to watch my beloved Saints play football this year. The only problem is it is beginning to look like you can catch it several times. Although here's another thought for these athletes.....COVID does damage to healthy lungs......

Originally Posted by K Major (Post 891111)

I simply don't see how players can avoid the virus once the seasons starts.

More coaches, players and/or a family member will get sick.