COVID-19: public opinion in the U.S. on delaying the NFL season 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic that spread across the world at the beginning of 2020 was not only a big threat to public health, but also to the entire sports industry. Several professional sports leagues, including the NBA and NHL, as well as most professional soccer leagues in Europe, took the decision to postpone or suspend their seasons in order to mitigate the spread of the disease. As yet, no decision has been made about the fate of the new NFL season which is due to start in September 2020. During an April 2020 survey in the United States, some 77 percent of respondents stated that the start of the NFL season should be delayed if college and pro football players have a shorter period to get in shape for the season than they have had in the past

2020年初席卷全球的COVID-19疫情，不仅对公共卫生构成了巨大威胁，也对整个体育产业产生了深远影响。包括NBA和NHL在内的数个专业体育联赛，以及欧洲大部分职业足球联赛，均做出了推迟或暂停赛季的决定，以减轻疫情的传播。至于原定于2020年9月开始的全新NFL赛季的命运，截至目前尚无定论。在2020年4月进行的一次美国调查中，约有77%的受访者表示，如果大学和职业足球运动员为赛季做好准备的时间比以往更短，那么NFL赛季的开赛时间应当予以推迟。