Giants' Judge: Wouldn't want family flying right now, tough to ask players to

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New York Giants head coach Joe Judge says it would be difficult to ask his players to fly in for training camp during the coronavirus outbreak.

"I have a tough time right now asking a player to fly across the country from California when I probably wouldn't be the first one most willing to throw my two sons on the plane to go the other way," Judge said Tuesday on a conference call, according to Paul Schwartz of the New York Post.

While it's unclear whether NFL teams will be able to host 2020 camps as scheduled, Judge said the Giants have alternative options in case COVID-19 affects initial plans.

"Hopefully in a perfect world we're all back in (New Jersey) training sooner rather than later," he said, per Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York. "But we're planning for all sorts of hypotheticals so we're not caught by surprise."

It was reported that multiple NFL teams are exploring out-of-state options for training camp as certain states have implemented gathering restrictions that would force teams out of their usual sites.

The Giants, who are set to kick off their 2020 campaign against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 14, began their virtual offseason program late in April.

New York hired Judge this offseason as Pat Shurmur's replacement. The 38-year-old was a member of the New England Patriots' coaching staff in the previous eight seasons.