The NFL really doesn’t want its players to catch the coronavirus, but it also really wants to make billions of dollars from a full-contact sport in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic.

The brainchild of doctors and engineers from the NFL and NFL Players Association, ESPN reports that the Oakley Mouth Shield attaches to the face guard and uses plastic sheets to prevent the transmission of droplets.

Players aren’t required to wear the mouth shield yet, but the NFL’s team of medical experts are keeping their fingers crossed that it will soon become mandated.

Sure, the mouth shield could reduce the likelihood of coronavirus transmission, but how ridiculous does that sound considering players will already be doing everything but social distancing while tackling each other for hours at a time.

This line of thinking is exactly why players had a similar response to the NFL’s announcement that exchanging jerseys after games would be prohibited this upcoming season.