July 1 (UPI) -- The NFL is shortening its 2020 preseason schedule from four games to two as the league continues to prepare its strategy for the upcoming season amid the coronavirus pandemic.
League sources told ESPN and ProFootballTalk on Wednesday that the league canceled Weeks 1 and 4 of its original preseason slate. The NFL previously scrapped its Aug. 8 Hall of Fame game between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.