Attendance at recent Ravens home games have been limited to just 250 fansGETTY IMAGES
Maryland's college and pro football teams "will be allowed to welcome more fans into their stands for future games" under an order issued Friday by state Gov. Larry Hogan, according to Wood, Oyefusi & Richman of the BALTIMORE SUN. The Ravens and Washington Football Team "will be allowed to host spectators up to 10% of their typical capacity." At recent games, the Ravens and WFT "have been limited to just 250 spectators." The Ravens said that they were "waiting for word from the city before considering allowing more spectators." Hogan's announcement "came as as surprise and sent city officials scrambling on a Friday afternoon." The Ravens' next home game is Nov. 1 against the Steelers. The order also allows high school and college games at outdoor stadiums "to admit up to 25% capacity, under certain conditions." College teams "must allow only students and staff of the home team to attend the game, and must show that they are testing at least 15% of the student population weekly with a positivity rate of less than 0.25% for the two weeks before the game." Tailgating is "prohibited and masks, temperature checks and social distancing are required" (BALTIMORE SUN, 10/17). PRO FOOTBALL TALK's Michael David Smith noted the Ravens "will be allowed to have a little more than 7,000 fans at M&T Bank Stadium," and WFT "can have a little more than 8,000 fans at FedEx Field" (NBCSPORTS.com, 10/16).
