Vikings place four rookies on COVID-19 reserve list – Daily Norseman

Among the four is the first player the Vikings drafted this past April, pass receiver Justin Jefferson. He is signed up with by offending lineman Blake Brandel, security Brian Cole II, and offensive lineman Tyler Higby.

The news about COVID-19 keeps coming for the Minnesota Vikings, as the team has just announced that they have positioned 4 of their rookies on their reserve/COVID -19 list.

As Adam Schefter of ESPN points out, this does not imply that the 4 gamers listed absolutely have COVID-19. It just suggests that they may have been exposed to it.

4 Vikings, including their first-round pick, are being placed on the reserve/COVID list. They have not had any contact with fitness instructor Eric Sugarman, who tested positive over the weekend.

We can most likely anticipate more gamers to wind up on this list in the near term, as the bulk of the Vikings lineup is not needed to report to camp till tomorrow.

Schefter likewise states that none of the 4 players in question have had any contact with Vikings athletic trainer Eric Sugarman, who we notified you evaluated positive for the virus.

As you can see from the Vikings statement that is in Schefters tweet above, the reserve/COVID -19 list is for players who either test favorable for COVID-19 or who has actually been quarantined after having actually been in close contact with an infected person or individuals. Once again, we can not just assume that any or all of the 4 players that the Vikings have actually put on the list have the infection. The statement likewise states that the club cant reveal whether a player remains in quarantine or is favorable for COVID-19, so anything you hear is nothing however speculation unless you hear it from one of these gamers themselves.