Chris Tomasson from the Pioneer Press reports that the Minnesota Vikings are keeping their radio team at home this season. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich called the team’s first road game from two 55 inch monitors at US Bank Stadium last week. That will likely be the set up for the full season.
Covid-19 has created a lot of unique broadcasting situations across the sports world this season. Major League Baseball has a league-wide policy in place that prevents team broadcasters from traveling to away games.
That isn’t the case in the NFL. Instead, Bercich says the decision was made by the Vikings organization.
“I think the decision to not travel is safer for everybody,” he says.
Tomasson reports that the motivation has less to do with the broadcast booth and more to do with the team plane and busses to and from opposing stadiums. Elminating spots usually taken up by team media makes it easier to spread the players out at a safe distance.
