NFL, Broadcast Partners Talk About Cart Placement After "MNF" Injury

Discussions are taking place between the NFL and its broadcast partners about "where TV carts can be on the sideline, particularly given the unique rules surrounding COVID-19 this season that have limited the number of people on the sideline," according to Pelissero & Rapoport of NFL.com. Raiders S Johnathan Abram suffered a Grade 2 AC joint sprain and a "small piece of his collarbone chipped off, causing some internal bleeding," after he crashed into a cart during ESPN's broadcast of the team's game against the Saints last week. The sideline area usually would feature cheerleaders and photographers, among others, that "may have prevented the TV cart from advancing that far toward the goal line." Additionally, Abram "might've run into those same bystanders, rather than directly into the cart," in previous years. Meanwhile, Monday's game was the first played at Allegiant Stadium, and it is "normal to review procedures" after a venue makes a debut (NFL.com, 9/27).