The professional league of american football (NFL) and the players union (NFLPA) have agreed to cancel the friendly matches in the month of August, preparatory to the season expected to begin on 10 September, due to the pandemic rampant of coronavirus, has announced the proceeding on Wednesday.

The Kansas City Chiefs, winners of the last Super Bowl, will open the championship at home against the Houston Texans. A meeting that is expected to play behind closed doors or, as the hope even the NFL, in the presence of spectators in a limited number.