The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to wear face masks. The masks weren’t the same as the face masks in football, but there were jokes.
       
“Remember DO NOT grab another person’s facemask. It’s a 15 yard penalty and an automatic 1st down” was posted on Facebook by Jared Naylor on May 11, 2020.
   
     
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
       
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Jared Naylor
May 11, 2020 at 7:01 PM
Remember DO NOT grab another person’s facemask.
It’s a 15 yard penalty and an automatic 1st down.
 
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Craig Meador
@ACSpupcoach
Remember DO NOT grab another person’s facemask.
It’s a 15 yard penalty and an automatic 1st down.
#COVID19
9:50 PM · May 13, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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May 13, 2020
Remember DO NOT grab another person’s facemask.
It’s a 15 yard penalty and an automatic 1st down.
   
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Carl Holcomb
@jacketscougars
Remember DO NOT grab another person’s facemask. It is a 15-yard penalty and an automatic first down Grinning face with smiling eyesAmerican football
6:53 AM · May 14, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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Rusty Todd
@TRussellTodd
Remember DO NOT grab another person’s facemask.
It’s a 15 yard penalty and an automatic 1st down.
10:32 AM · May 14, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
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May 14, 2020 ·
Remember DO NOT grab another person’s facemask.
It’s a 15 yard penalty and an automatic 1st down.
 
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McKenzie Nelson
@McKenzieMNelson
#KC: keep in mind as we begin to reopen, do NOT grab another persons face mask. It’s a 15 yard penalty and automatic first down
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4:48 PM · May 14, 2020 from Kansas, USA·Twitter for iPhone