Poll: Majority of NFL fans wouldn't attend a game until there's a vaccine

The NFL has announced that fans will be required to wear masks to games this season but will that be enough to entice fans to show up in during a global pandemic? The Athletic has released a new NFL fan survey that shows the majority of fans would not be comfortable attending a game until there is a vaccine for the coronavirus.

The survey asked 10,091 fans, "When will you feel confident attending an NFL game in person?" Nearly 60% (59.3%) said that they would not feel confident until 'there's a vaccine', with an additional 27.5% saying that they would go if there was adequate social distancing in place. Only 13.3% of fans surveyed said they would feel confident going to a game without restriction.

As we get closer to September, America shows no signs of escaping the COVID-19 pandemic, with the total number of cases recently passing four million as positive tests continue to rise all around the country. Several states have been forced to hit pause of their reopenings, as they have seen cases spike as a result of people going to bars, restaurants, and other public spaces, often without masks or practicing proper social distancing.

The survey also asked fans if they thought that the NFL season was actually going to happen and the results were somewhat mixed. While the majority of fans felt that the season would definitely start, far less expressed confidence that it would finish. It's a legitimate concern among NFL fans and among players, as several have expressed their frustration with the league's lack of transparency during this entire process.