NFL outlines ticket refund policy
While planning to play a full regular-season schedule, the NFL has formulated a ticket refund plan for canceled games or those held without fans.
In a memo sent to the 32 teams by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, a uniform baseline for full refunds on any tickets purchased directly from the clubs was prepared.
Goodell wrote that “all clubs will have in place a policy under which, if a game is canceled, or is played under conditions that prohibit fans from attending, anyone purchasing a ticket directly from the club (i.e., season tickets, group sales and/or partial season plans) will have the option of either receiving a full refund or applying the amount paid toward a future ticket purchase directly from the club.”
As for the secondary market, the league received pledges from Ticketmaster and Seatgeek to make full refunds available for all ticket sales within no more than 30 days of cancellation. Stubhub, however, will do so only where required by state law.
The NFL will reveal its 2020 regular-season schedule Thursday. While it is discussing contingencies for alterations to the schedule because of the coronavirus pandemic, it currently is planning for a normal season.
Each team will communicate directly with its fans in the next few days with specific details on potential refunds. The Raiders will begin play this season at Allegiant Stadium.
after fracturing his face in a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams. Johnson, at 6-2, switched from wide receiver to cornerback at Houston and arrived with the Raiders as a raw prospect. He has size and athletic ability, though, and if he can put it all together he could get on the field this year.
While Arnette is the presumptive starter opposite Mullen, Johnson will be given every opportunity to win the job. That battle will be among the most watched in training camp.
The Raiders also have Nevin Lawson, a valued depth player, and Keisean Nixon in the cornerback mix, along with Nick Nelson, D.J. Killings and Dylan Maybin.
The two safety positions are likely to be manned by a pair of players who played a combined one game for
the Raiders last season, although that is dependent on Abram, the strong safety, making a full recovery from the shoulder injury that cost him all but the season opener of his rookie season.
Abram brings promise and toughness. Damarious Randall, whom the Raiders signed as a free agent in March, is expected to start at free safety. On paper, at least, they represent an improvement from last season. With free-agent pickup Jeff Heath, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys, and veteran holdover Erik Harris coming off the bench, the depth is improved as well.
There is promise with the Raiders’ secondary but still plenty of the unknown.
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