For over a month, the NBA and NHL have been operating under a bubble in Edwin Rios Jersey response to the COVID-19 pandemic. And while the NFL will not be following suit when the league beings play in September, talks have begun about having the 2020 postseason occur inside a bubble. ' coach Sean Payton, during a call with the rest of the league's competition committee, broached the topic with the NFL, . When asked about the po sibility of a playoff bubble, NFL VP of Football Operations Troy Vincent said that all options are on the table, .Payton and the Saints have been operating under what the team is calling a "soft bubble" since opening training camp. The team has received exclusive acce s to Maury Wills Jersey a hotel in downtown New Orleans, with players and staff having the option of staying at the hotel. More than two-thirds of the Saints' players are staying in the "bubble," . "All I'm trying to do is just reduce those stories," said Payton, who tested positive for COVID-19 during the spring. "Look, it's not foolproof. I told them, 'If Pedro Baez Jersey you need to go home and see your kids, go.' This isn't mandatory. Even for the staff. But at least we're trying to reduce the po sible variables that come into going home and coming back to work."While the Saints have just three positive cases since beginning camp, Payton is not resting on his laurels. "Just when you think everything is good, bam! We'll have eight," Payton said. "That's how this guy works. This isn't like we've got this figured out. Man, we Zach McKinstry Jersey don't have this figured out."While nothing is full-proof, the NBA and NHL have had significantly more succe s than MLB as it relates to having positive cases. MLB, which is not operating under a bubble, has had a slew of canceled games due to positive cases, while the NHL and NBA have avoided having any Blake Treinen Jersey major stoppages since entering their respective bubbles. If the NFL decides to have a postseason bubble, they will likely look into having them in cities that have a warm climate and/or inside domes in order to decrease the odds of postponements. As it currently stands, Super Bowl LV is slated to be played at Tampa Bay's Raymond James Stadium on February 7, 2021. The NFL, as part of the league's newly agreed-upon CBA, will have an expanded 14-team playoff in 2020.