Sean Payton thinks NFL will change start of league year due to Covid-19

Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich talks to New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton after their game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is expecting the NFL to adjust the start of free agency due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"The start of our league year, I think, which is due to be this Wednesday, free agency begins, that's gonna be, I think, pushed back," Payton told TVG. 

Payton also said he expects the format of the NFL draft to change as a result of the virus

"Like everyone else around the country, not only that, around the world, we're all making the necessary changes and really prioritizing what's most important — everyone's health and wellbeing," he said. 

Take a look at the full interview below.

Coach @SeanPayton joined @BritneyEurton at Oaklawn Park to talk about how Coronavirus could impact free agency in the NFL as well as the upcoming draft.@FanDuel pic.twitter.com/tUSf4K3GIv

— TVG (@TVG) March 14, 2020