As famous earlier within the week, neither the NFL nor ESPN had something to say about Raiders security Johnathan Abram crashing right into a TV cart on Monday evening. The NFL is now addressing the problem, by way of its in-house media operation.

A narrative posted on NFL.com explains that Abram suffered a sprained shoulder and a chipped collarbone within the collision with the cart.

Abram was listed on this week’s damage report as having a shoulder damage, however he totally participated in each observe and can play at New England at the moment.

Our prior story additionally identified that the NFL already had addressed the state of affairs with ESPN. NFL.com explains that these discussions have continued. And the discussions have pinpointed one of many potential causes of the collision: As a result of fewer individuals are on the sidelines in 2020, the TV cart can get nearer to the dotted yellow line that serves because the barrier for TV carts.

From the NFL.com story: “In every other yr, a gaggle of cheerleaders and photographers, amongst others, might have prevented the TV cart from advancing that far towards the aim line. And Abram may’ve run into those self same bystanders, fairly than instantly into the cart.”

Setting apart the query of whether or not this any-other-year end result exhibits that possibly sidelines needs to be dramatically streamlined even in a non-pandemic season for the protection of each gamers and bystanders, the league and broadcast companions needs to be contemplating at each stadium whether or not the power to place TV carts nearer than ever to the yellow line implies that they need to.

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