NFL recommends some sideline players wear masks during games

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton (1) and teammates watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Foxborough, Mass. The NFL is recommending that players on the sidelines who are not participating in a game or about to go on the field wear protective masks, according to a league management council memo obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Although the NFL stopped short of mandating masks for all players not on the field, it “strongly encouraged” all active players in the bench area who are not about to enter the game to wear masks while standing on the sideline and/or sitting on the bench. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Signs about COVID-19 stand outside a door to enter the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse during an NFL football practice Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at the headquarters of the Denver Broncos in Englewood, Colo. The Broncos' offensive line coach, Mike Munchak, did not attend the practice because of COVID-19 reasons. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, file photo, Detroit Lions strong safety Duron Harmon (26), cornerback Darryl Roberts (29) and safety Jayron Kearse (42) review plays with defensive backs coach Steve Gregory and defensive coordinator Cory Undlin, right, on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. The NFL is recommending that players on the sidelines who are not participating in a game or about to go on the field wear protective masks, according to a league management council memo obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Although the NFL stopped short of mandating masks for all players not on the field, it “strongly encouraged” all active players in the bench area who are not about to enter the game to wear masks while standing on the sideline and/or sitting on the bench. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)