The NFL season has officially kicked off, with the Chiefs winning the first game of the season. Coaches and officials wearing masks during the games was certainly a sight to behold. As the NFL hopes the season continues without issues, we'll bring you the latest updates from the league:OCTOBER 5After multiple days with no other positive tests between the Patriots and Chiefs, the two sides are set to get underway on Monday night. The Patriots team buses were seen shuttling players to the airport on Monday morning, signaling that the game at Arrowhead Stadium will be played. Read more here.Tennessee reported zero new positive tests on Monday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, signaling that there's some hope the Titans will be able to take on the Buffalo Bills in Week 5. Read more here.Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller was fined $30,000 and several teammates were fined $15,000 each for attending Waller's recent charity event without wearing masks. Quarterback Derek Carr is one Las Vegas player known to have received a fine. Read more here.The NFL is further strengthening its protocols to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks around the league. Among the new protocols put in place are restrictions on weekly tryouts and a ban on gatherings outside club facilities. The league even plans to use video to ensure that the protocols are being adhered to. Read more here.ESPN's Kevin Seifert reported that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has threatened to strip draft picks or even force forfeits of games for future violations of health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.OCTOBER 4Two more members of the Titans organization tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the team's total to 18. The NFL and NFL Players Association are reportedly investigating whether the Titans violated the league's coronavirus protocols, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Read more here.With the Titans experiencing a coronavirus outbreak and the potential for the Patriots and Chiefs to experience a similar fate, the NFL is taking action. The league is set to conduct a coronavirus "accountability, learnings and requirements" conference call with teams on Monday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Read more here.The postponed Patriots-Chiefs game will kick off at 7:05 p.m. ET on Monday night. Read more here.Discussions about playing games in a postseason bubble have picked up for the NFL internally, according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports. The most viable plan would involve the two conference championship games being played in a bubble. Read more here.Cam Newton could potentially miss multiple games after he tested positive for the coronavirus this week, but he is maintaining a positive attitude. Newton took to Instagram on Sunday to post an optimistic message about getting himself healthy and being grateful. Read more here.Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports that the Patriots are planning to travel to Missouri in two planes. One plane will carry 20 people from the organization that had close contact with Cam Newton, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday morning. The other plane will have the rest of the players and traveling party. Read more here.OCTOBER 3The Tenessee Titans, who are off this week due to a coronavirus outbreak within their organization, may not play next week against the Buffalo Bills, either. One more player and two more staff members within the Titans organization have tested positive for the coronavirus. Read more here.We might know who one of those positive tests belongs to. The Titans have placed one of their starters on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons joins at least eight of his teammates on the list. Read more here.Cam Newton has tested positive for the coronavirus. New England has been doing mass testing and re-testing and so far the virus has not spread. Read more here.As a result of Cam's positive test result, the NFL has decided to make an important, but necessary move out of an abundance of caution: Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs has been postponed. The game could now be played on either Monday or Tuesday. Read more here.Kansas City's scout team quarterback, Jordan Ta'amu, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Read more here.Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald revealed how much easier fanless games have become in 2020. Fitzgerald said the lack of crowd noise allows the offense to more easily make changes, but it’s also simpler to hear the defensive adjustments. Read more here.With the Titans experiencing an outbreak and the possibility of the Patriots and Chiefs to also experience a similar fate, players across the NFL had one simple message to relay: Wear a mask. Read more here.The NFL now is faced with questions about how to proceed with the remainder of the season. Protocols could become more strict, but Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reports that the league is willing to put teams in hotels for the remainder of the season in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. Florio adds that the only question with that idea is whether or not the NFL Players Association would agree to such a plan. Read more here.The Raiders were fined $50,000 for allowing the unauthorized employee into the locker room, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Read more here.OCTOBER 2The Tennessee Titans' Week 4 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak within the organization, and now two more players have tested positive, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Seven players and six staff members within the Titans organization have now tested positive for the virus. Read more here.The NFL and NFL Players Association reached an agreement to extend the league’s daily coronavirus testing program indefinitely. There was previously a plan in place where daily testing would end if the positive test rate fell below a certain threshold, but daily testing will now continue regardless. The policy also calls for players and coaches to remain in their home cities during by weeks. Read more here.The Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers have the week off after multiple members within the Tennessee organization tested positive for the coronavirus this week. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the game between the Titans and Steelers now will be played during Week 7 on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. ET. Read more here.OCTOBER 1The game between the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers will not be played in Week 4. The league has indefinitely postponed the game after an additional Titans player and personnel member tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. Week 7 seems like the most realistic time for the game to be played. Read more here.Shortly after that news surfaced, Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward took to Twitter to voice his frustration. "Man is this a bye week or not?" he tweeted. Read more here.The bus driver who drove the Tennessee Titans to their game versus the Minnesota Vikings last weekend also drove the Houston Astros to their playoff series against the Minnesota Twins. Read more here.Due to the coronavirus pandemic, neither Washington nor the Ravens have had fans in the stands for their home games. But that could change at some point this season. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is opened to allowing fans to attend both teams’ home games. Read more here.The Titans added another player to their reserve/COVID-19 list. They placed cornerback Kristian Fulton on the list, where he joins five other players. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 30Raiders owner Mark Davis is investigating why several players who attended Darren Waller's charity event in Henderson were not wearing masks, according to ESPN's Paul Gutierrez. They violated Nevada's rules for the coronavirus pandemic and could have violated the NFL's protocols. Read more here.The NFL conducted its latest round of coronavirus tests on Tuesday following news that three players and five staffers with the Tennessee Titans tested positive. One more Titans player has tested positive for COVID-19. No players with the Minnesota Vikings, who hosted Tennessee on Sunday, tested positive. Read more here.Given the latest news, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans will not play on Sunday after multiple players and personnel members with the Titans tested positive for the coronavirus this week. The game has been postponed. The NFL is still considering all options and conducting more COVID-19 tests, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Network has been told the plan is to play the game either Monday or Tuesday. Read more here.NFL insider Paul Kuharsky tweeted that the CBS broadcast crew was informed the Steelers will play the Titans on Monday night. This report matches rumors that surfaced on Tuesday about the contest. Read more here.Titans head coach Mike Vrabel doesn't want anyone blaming a particular person within the club for the outbreak. Per Aditi Kinkhabwala, some members of the team are experiencing flu-like symptoms but nothing unusual. Vrabel also confirmed he wasn't one of the five staff members to test positive. Read more here.The league sent another strongly worded memo to team executives, general managers and head coaches on Wednesday, telling them to comply with the game-day protocols that include wearing face masks on the sidelines. If they don't comply, the league may confiscate draft picks as a punishment. The NFL reminded teams last week to follow its guidelines to help stop and prevent the spread of COVID-19. The new protocol states that anyone who has access to the sidelines must wear a mask that fits across the nose and mouth to prevent transmission of the virus. Read more here.The Vikings plan to reopen their practice facility on Thursday. In order for the Vikings to get back into their facility, they'll enact enhanced protocols, including better health screenings, temperature checks and protective equipment with masks and social distancing required at all times. Read more here. John Harbaugh thinks some of the expectations regarding coaches wearing masks need to be taken into context. The Baltimore Ravens coach was seen with his mask not covering his mouth at times on Monday night, including during an argument with an official over a penalty. Harbaugh acknowledged that but said it was unrealistic to suggest that there would be no moments where a mask might fall down briefly. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 29The Tennessee Titans have stopped all in-person work and shut down team facilities after several players and team personnel tested positive for COVID-19. In a released statement, the NFL and NFLPA confirmed the news, stating that three players and five personnel tested positive. The Vikings, who played against the Titans on Sunday, also shut down their facilities, though no positive tests have been reported by the team. Read more here.Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the league could move the game between the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers to Monday night to allow for additional testing and also buy some time to assess the outbreak. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 28When he was asked about what it was like to play in an empty Superdome, Aaron Rodgers gave an honest answer, revealing that the lack of crowd noise played a role in helping his squad start the season 3-0. Read more here.The Tennessee Titans improved to 3-0 on Sunday via a 31-30 win over the Minnesota Vikings without outside linebackers coach and defensive play-caller Shane Bowen. Bowen returned a positive COVID-19 test on Saturday before the Titans traveled to Minnesota and was placed in the coronavirus protocol. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 27The Raiders are under NFL investigation for allowing an unauthorized team employee to enter their locker room following Monday's win over the New Orleans Saints, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The league is trying to determine if discipline is necessary for the unauthorized employee who sneaked past security checkpoints and into the team's locker room. Read more here.All the NFL coaches who were fined for not wearing masks have appealed, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Vic Fangio, Jon Gruden, Sean Payton, Kyle Shanahan and Pete Carroll are the coaches appealing the $100,000 fines they received last week. Their respective teams — Broncos, Raiders, Saints, 49ers and Seahawks — were fined $250,000 each for the coaches' actions. Read more here.Gruden doesn't want to get fined again, so he wore a mask during the Raiders' game against the New England Patriots. But it looked more like a G-string than a face covering. See the tiny mask here.The Patriots have not been allowed to host fans during their first two home games of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, it seems like that may soon change. According to Ian Steele of ABC6 News, social distancing markers have been set up around Gillette Stadium, signaling that fans may soon be welcomed back. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 26The Buccaneers revealed plans on Saturday to host fans for the remainder of the 2020 season at Raymond James Stadium. Buccaneers season pass members with continuous membership since 1998 or earlier will have the initial opportunity to purchase a limited amount of tickets beginning Oct. 1, which will be for the team's Week 4 matchup against the Chargers. In their next home game on Oct. 18 against the Green Bay Packers, seating at Raymond James Stadium will be held at 25% capacity. Read more here.The Falcons placed cornerback A.J. Terrell on the reserve/COVID list Saturday. Players do not have to test positive to land on the list, but Adam Schefter of ESPN.com points to this news happening because of a Friday positive test. Terrell is the first NFL player to miss a game due to COVID. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 25The NFL is adjusting its rules and regulations regarding the playing of artificial crowd noise in stadiums. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the league will no longer mandate that stadiums with 2,500 fans or more in attendance play the crowd noise. Stadiums with fewer fans than that will be allowed to play the audio up to 80 decibels, an increase from the previous limit of 70. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 23Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin pointed out this week that he has no issue with wearing masks during games, as well as how he doesn’t have much to add to the conversation surrounding his head-coaching colleagues failing to adhere to league-mandated safety standards. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 22After levying serious fines to teams and coaches for not adhering to mask guidelines, commissioner Roger Goodell said it's vital to the league to come down hard on those ignoring the rules in place to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19. Read more here.Jon Gruden says he actually did contract the coronavirus over the summer, contrary to what some reports may have claimed at the time. Read more here.Via a joint statement from the NFL and NFL Players Association, the bodies confirmed that 14,074 coronavirus tests administered to players from Sept. 13-19 returned zero positive results. Over that same period, 22,590 tests administered to 5,407 personnel returned five positives. Read more here.Some Atlanta Falcons fans will be able to see their favorite team play a home game in-person in less than a month. In an official statement, the club said: "The NFL's Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United of Major League Soccer announce that both teams will play games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS) with fans in limited capacity and following league protocols beginning with the Falcons' home game vs. the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 11. Team and stadium officials made this decision based on several factors including the recent decline in COVID-19 cases in the state of Georgia. Team officials will continue to collaborate with national and local health officials and reserve the right to return to play without fans should current conditions related to the global pandemic change." Additionally, 500 "friends, family and associates" will be welcomed to this Sunday's game between the Falcons and Chicago Bears played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This is to serve as a test of health and safety protocols and operations.Jon Gruden and Sean Payton were both fined $100,000 for not wearing masks during “Monday Night Football.” Their respective teams, the Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints, also received $250,000 fines. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 21Brett Favre made a surprise appearance at Sunday’s game between the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and one Bucs player isn’t thrilled about it. Like most NFL teams, the Buccaneers are not allowing fans to attend home games at this point. An exception was made for Favre, who was spotted at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday supporting Tom Brady. That did not sit well with Bucs center Ryan Jensen, who wanted to know why Favre was allowed in when his family isn't. Read more here.The NFL on Monday handed out more than $1 million in fines to three head coaches and their respective teams over masks. Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan and Vic Fangio each were fined $100,000 for not wearing masks. Their respective teams, the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos, were each fined $250,000 for the matter. Altogether, that is $1,050,000 in fines. Read more here.Furthermore, Sean Payton and Jon Gruden could be headed for fines as well. Both Gruden and Payton were seen with their masks/face coverings near their neck on the sidelines during “Monday Night Football.” Read more here.SEPTEMBER 20Zero players or coaches tested positive for the coronavirus between Week 1 and Week 2, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Read more here.The NFL's senior vice president of officiating, Al Riveron, was not in the league's replay office last week for the beginning of the season, and now we know why. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Riveron missed Week 1 because he was home in Miami battling the coronavirus. Read more here.Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder and his wife, Tanya, missed Sunday's game due to the coronavirus. The two came into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus and are quarantining. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 17Odell Beckham Jr. did not plan on spending most of 2020 in quarantine, but the Browns receiver said that the experience actually turned out to be a positive for him. Read more here.The Tennessee Titans announced that they will allow fans to attend their three home games in October and may continue to increase capacity later in the season. Read more here.Ten fans who attended the Chiefs' home opener have been told to quarantine for 10 after coming into contact with a fan who tested positive for COVID-19. The fan who tested positive reportedly was in box seats, and the 10 fans who were in the same "pod" are being asked to quarantine for 10 days. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 15The NFL released a memo reminded coaches that they must wear their masks at all times during games and threatened to punish anyone who does not comply. The memo did not name any coaches specifically, but Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said he was pretty sure he was the target audience. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 7Roger Goodell spoke with Peter King of NBC Sports and said the league is prepared for a scenario in which every team does not complete its 16-game schedule because of the coronavirus. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 3NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says that he is "confident" that the NFL will be able to play out the entirety of the season as scheduled. Read more here.SEPTEMBER 2Kirk Cousins doesn't sound the least bit worried about potentially contracting the deadly coronavirus. The Vikings quarterback is completely on board with playing football amid the pandemic, and COVID-19 seems to be the least of his worries. On a scale of 1-10, Cousins said his level of concern is at ".000001." Read more here.