By Daniel Chavkin The league sent out a memo announcing it will no longer require teams to follow its COVID-19 protocols. View the original article to see embedded media. In a memo released Thursday afternoon, the NFL and NFLPA announced the league is suspending their joint COVID-19 proticols “effective immediately.” “Based on current encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19, the evolving guidance from the CDC, changes to state law and the counsel of our respective experts, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to suspend all aspects of the joint COVID-19 Protocols, effecti…