{"id":90309,"date":"2020-05-15T11:51:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T16:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=90309"},"modified":"2020-05-15T11:51:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T16:51:40","slug":"a-look-at-the-nfls-virtual-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/a-look-at-the-nfls-virtual-offseason\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at the NFL&#8217;s virtual offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Evan Brooks <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">While COVID-19 continues to affect the sports world, the NFL is moving forward with a virtual offseason. 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