Fans, if there are any, will have to wear masks at stadiums

Any fans attending games during the upcoming NFL season must wear face masks, the league confirmed on Wednesday.

“For those wondering, yes, it is league-wide: fans at NFL games this season will be required to wear face coverings,” spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a tweet.

Teams and local governments in NFL markets across the country have moved to limit the number of fans inside stadiums during the upcoming season, which kicks off Sept. 10, in order to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

The New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens previously said they would significantly reduce the number of attendees at games, while the New York Jets and New York Giants said this week that no fans will attend any upcoming games at MetLife Stadium, citing an executive order from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

The NFL will reopen training camps for all players next week.

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BOWL LINEMAN CARLTON HASELRIG DIES >> Carlton Haselrig, a Pro Bowl right guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1990s who is also the only wrestler in NCAA history to win six individual national championships, died Wednesday. He was 54.

Pat Pecora, who coached Haselrig to heavyweight division championships at both the NCAA Division II and Division I levels in the 1980s at the Pittsburgh Johnstown, said Haselrig had been in declining health in recent years.

Haselrig, who didn’t play a down of college football after sustaining an injury during his freshman year at Lock Haven, spent five years in the NFL after the Steelers took him in the 12th round of the 1990 draft. His career was cut short in the mid-1990s due to a battle with alcohol and substance abuse. VIKINGS REPORTEDLY FINALIZING

EXTENSION FOR ZIMMER >> The Minnesota Vikings are finalizing a multiyear extension with head coach Mike Zimmer, according to an NFL Network report.

Zimmer, 64, has compiled a 57-38-1 record with three playoff appearances in six seasons at the helm of the Vikings (2014-19).