Report: NFL free agency to begin on time

The NFL informed teams through a memo Sunday that the 2020 league year will begin on time, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The league year, which signals the official opening of free agency, is scheduled for Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. Teams will be permitted to start negotiating with free agents as of 12 p.m. ET on Monday.

The NFL was reportedly mulling a postponement of free agency due to the coronavirus, which could create issues for teams, agents, and players looking to travel for visits. The league has maintained over the last several days that it has no plans to push back the opening of the 2020 league year.

The fact that free agency isn't a spectator event and can take place without meetings gave the NFL reason to move forward with free agency as scheduled, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano. Even if the league year was postponed, there is no guarantee that the coronavirus will dissipate in the foreseeable future.

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