The Tennessee Titans had eight favorable COVID-19 tests, including 3 players and five workers members, the NFL said in a declaration. As a result, the Titans and Minnesota Vikings, whom the Titans played on Sunday, will suspend in-person activities beginning Tuesday.
Yahoo Sports Charles Robinson reported that the Titans and Vikings began sending out individuals home from their facilities early Tuesday early morning, and advised those not in the building to get here for drive-up COVID testing and after that return home.
Im told both #Titans and #Vikings franchises became aware of a Covid break out late Monday/early Tues and began contact tracing. It consisted of agreement tracing on #Titans return flight, which is suggestive that an infected individual remained in the teams traveling party and on the plane.– Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) September 29, 2020
More on #Titans & & #Vikings, Minnesota is anticipating positive tests will appear, however essential to include that there was a period throughout the contract-tracing by the #Falcons recently that Atlanta believed the very same thing and everybody came back negative. This is still fluid for Minny– Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) September 29, 2020
Both teams became conscious of an outbreak late Monday, according to Robinsons sources, and started contact tracing.
The Titans provided the following statement to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network:
The Vikings provided a declaration through their own channels:
” On Tuesday early morning, the Titans COVID screening results returned 3 new gamer positives and 5 brand-new personnel positives. The Titans will suspend in-person club activities starting today. The Vikings, who played the Titans on Sunday, will likewise suspend in-person club activities. “Both clubs are working closely with the NFL and the NFLPA, including our transmittable disease experts, to assess close contacts, perform additional testing and display developments,” the NFL said in a statement. Being on the list does not indicate the individual evaluated favorable for COVID-19 or has the illness.
NFL shuts down in-person activities for Titans, Vikings
The NFL and NFL Players Association launched a statement acknowledging the 8 positive tests and announced in-person suspension of activities for both groups.
” On Tuesday early morning, the Titans COVID screening results returned three new player positives and 5 brand-new workers positives. The Titans will suspend in-person club activities starting today. Likewise, the Vikings, who played the Titans on Sunday, will likewise suspend in-person club activities. “Both clubs are working carefully with the NFL and the NFLPA, including our contagious illness specialists, to assess close contacts, carry out additional screening and screen advancements,” the NFL stated in a statement. “All choices will be made with health and safety as our primary factor to consider. We will continue to share updates as more details becomes readily available.”
The Titans shutdown of activities might continue up until Saturday, per ESPNs Dianna Russini.
COVID-19 testing in Week 3
Ahead of Sundays Week 3 slate of video games, the league had its very first player put on the reserve/COVID -19 list. The Atlanta Falcons first-round pick A.J. Terrell was put on the list Saturday and did not play in the video game. Being on the list does not mean the private tested favorable for COVID-19 or has the disease.
The Houston Texans apparently had a “batch” of false favorable tests for several gamers before their video game with the Pittsburgh Steelers. After additional testing, all tests came back unfavorable and the gamers were able to take the field.
The Steelers play the Titans in Nashville this weekend, while the Vikings are set up to visit the Texans.
The Steelers launched a statement to Mike Garafolo stating they are proceeding with game preparations as typical “until we are notified otherwise.”
Tennessee Titans players take the field without any fans in the stadium for an NFL football video game versus the
Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne).
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