The Jets and Giants will play their regular-season games without fans at MetLife Stadium this fall, the teams announced in a joint statement Monday, nearly three weeks after Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey issued an executive order limiting social gatherings to 500 people. to decide to forego fans, and the revenue they bring, when the season begins in September. “We support Governor Murphy’s decision in the interest of public health and safety and, until circumstances change, both the Giants and Jets will play our games without the benefit of fans in attendance,” the teams said in the statement. Governor Murphy’s order to raise the number of people allowed at public gatherings to 500 from 250 came in early July.

Source: New York Times July 20, 2020 23:03 UTC