Bill Cowher and his wife had returned from vacationing in Honolulu in mid-March when they realized that they had started experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus. Nelson Cruz Jersey It wasn’t long afterwards that they discovered that they had caught the virus.”I think I got it in New York and all the traveling, people coming into Newark airport at the same time,” . “That’s when the virus came from Europe and there was no shutdown. We were out in New York that weekend as well in a few restaurants. Who knows? There were people in Honolulu coming from China and in Newark they were coming from Europe.”Cowher, who experienced shaky joints, a slight fever and a lo s of taste and smell, said that he and his wife are OK in the months after catching the virus. Cowher said he is “kind of relieved” that the Pro Football Hall of Fame has decided to postpone this year’s festivities. Cowher, the coach from 1992-06, is part of the 20-member 2020 induction cla s that will now be inducted into the Hall of Fame on August 7, 2021, a day before the 2021 induction cla s.”As much as you want to be reflective and talk about the people who were so instrumental in your life, now is not the time, not just with COVID-19 but with the social justice i sues. These are very transparent times Carlos Ruiz Jersey and it’s so fluid. The Hall of Fame needs to be reflective. I’m glad it’s still going to be Dallas and Pittsburgh playing, which is great. I think right now it’s just hard to really think about anything celebratory when the country is in the state it is.”Currently a studio analyst for “The NFL Today” on CBS, Cowher said that he isn’t sure whether or not the NFL will be able to have a full season in 2020. as it relates to the league needing to make sure that every team is operating under a consistent set of guidelines during this uncertain time.”No. 1, the players have to feel comfortable with whatever they come up with from a testing standpoint, from a protocol standpoint,” Cowher said. “I totally understand the reluctance. Even though they say young people aren’t getting it, you also have people who have asthma, people who have underlying conditions in their families they’re going back to their homes with parents who may now be elderly. It’s not like you can isolate yourself from everybody, particularly during a season that’s five months long. “I still think we have a long way to go. It’s going to come down to the league and the NFLPA feeling comfortable moving forward, and even within that, if they come up with a set of guidelines, and now a player who doesn’t feel comfortable, he may not want to be part of it. It affects people differently not only from a physical standpoint but from a mental standpoint. I think we have to respect that.”Along with ensuring the safety of the players, coaches and medical staff, there is also the challenge of having enough time for teams to work with their new players before the season begins. When Dan Vogelbach Jersey teams begin opening up training camps later this month, it will be the first time members of this year’s rookie cla s will take part in an official NFL practice. That could lead to some intense growing pains for many rookies, according to Tomlin, who has been virtually communicating with his rookie cla s throughout the offseason.”I’ve got big-time concerns about their development and readine s,” Tomlin recently told Jalen McCain during an Instagram video interview. “Not only our rookies, but all rookies. And so from that standpoint, it’s fair. It’s something that all rookies are gonna have to deal with, not only ours but everybody Zac Grotz Jersey ‘s. Their ability to contribute, their ability to gain significant roles and to maintain those significant roles are gonna be challenging in these circumstances, more challenging than normal. And I think throughout the course of this journey, we’re all going to realize how significant or maybe insignificant that is.”As it relates to his rookie cla s, Tomlin said that he and the Steelers are “turning over every stone to make it as impactful as we can make it, and the guys are active participants in that in the skills that they bring.” Tomlin said that, during a recent Zoom meeting, he challenged his rookie cla s to become better listeners, comparing that skill to hitting a golf ball.”You go to the driving range, you acknowledge that certain people are naturally better at golf than others,” Tomlin said. “Listening is the same way. So if you’re a good listener, first of all, you need to be thankful for that, because you’re ble sed in that way. But you also need to acknowledge that you can get better at it, because it’s a skill. Probably the most important thing is, if you’re not a good listener, you better know it, and you better take the nece sary steps to work at it and improve.”Because being a poor listener slows down progre s in all areas. People give you good information all the time that are helping you in in your journey. If you’re a good listener, you retain those me sages, and you roll with it. Today, in this type of environment, we’re acknowledging, ‘Yeah, we’re not doing physical work, but we are getting a lot of information, and what are you doing with it? How much of it are you obtaining? What skillset do you bring to the stage in terms of listening?’ And really just making guys focus on something that maybe they don’t spend a lot time focusing on. So there’ Guillermo Heredia Jersey s little things like that that these circumstances really create for all of us that we spend a little time thinking about.”