Fifty-six days after NFL facilities shut down in March, some are now ready to open their doors again in a limited fashion, and governors in California and New York have shared the most optimistic news yet about hosting regular season games.

Good news to start this week …

• That the governors of California and New York declared their states open for pro sports, without fans, is a very significant, positive step toward football in the fall. Those two states have been among the most restrictive from a rules standpoint. In fact, from an NFL perspective, the Rams, Chargers, 49ers, Raiders and Bills were among the teams that won’t be able to start the process of re-opening their facility this week, by law. So where this light shining at the end of the tunnel is coming from is a big deal.

• Here’s something I was able to gather on