Redskins First NFL Team to Suspend Travel

The Washington Redskins are the first NFL team to take an aggressive step to shut down some of their normal operations in mid-March.

Statement from Owner Dan Snyder: Due to health and travel concerns surrounding COVID-19 #Redskins have informed all coaches and scouts to suspend all travel until further notice. pic.twitter.com/BOMPbNbdZl
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) March 12, 2020

Via a team released statement: "Due to health and travel concerns surrounding COVID-19, we have informed all of our scouts and coaches that they must return to their home bases and travel will be suspended until further notice. The health and safety of our staff and players is our number one priority and we feel that these are the necessary precautions given the current circumstances.”

We wondered about this from an NFL perspective and now we have it from a Redskins perspective.

The Redskins are also reportedly taking another step per my pal Mike Garafolo.

Off that tweet from @MikeMcCartney7 and the earlier statement from Dan Snyder, word is the #Redskins will also be canceling their 30 pre-draft visits to their facility. Snyder and the Skins among the more active teams on this front right now.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 12, 2020

This is a smart move by Dan Snyder and an organization that seems a lot more aware of their surroundings than they did for more than a decade.

The Redskins this offseason have been the first NFL team to hire a full-time African American female coach, Jennifer King, while also having Ron Rivera reach out during the combine to a female coach about a mini-internship.

Now they are the first NFL team to essentially shut down normal operations.

Chris Russell is the Publisher of RedskinsReport.com & Sports Illustrated's Washington Redskins channel. He can be heard on 106.7 The FAN in the Washington D.C. area and world-wide on Radio.com. Chris also hosts the "Locked on Redskins" Podcast and can be read via subscription to Warpath Magazine. You can e-mail Chris at russellmania09@Gmail.com or follow him on Twitter at @Russellmania621.

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