Goodell says in his press conference that the league is prepared to open facilities to players on Saturday (Jeff Pash, the league's legal counsel, later confirmed that this could happen before union recertification). The league year will start on Wednesday, pending likely ratification on the player's end, Goodell and Pash said in a press conference at approximately 6:15 on Thursday evening. The Hall of Fame game will be canceled, but everything else remains in place.