The NFL and the NFL Players Association are investigating whether the Tennessee Titans, who have had 18 members of their company test positive for COVID-19 in the previous week, violated the leagues coronavirus-related protocols, sources informed ESPN.
After the Titans current outbreak– throughout which 9 gamers and nine group workers members have actually checked favorable, one source observed to ESPN that “This isnt a failure of the protocols; it is a failure to follow the procedures.”
Authorities from both the NFL and NFLPA have actually remained in Tennessee given that Friday, looking for responses to an issue that some sources think eventually will wind up with the league making an example of the Titans.
The NFL and NFLPA have asked the Titans to turn over several videos of team activities so they can get a better idea of the root of the outbreak, according to sources.
1 RelatedThe Titans are persuaded, however, that they have actually obeyed the rules and have actually headed out of their way to safeguard their organization, a team source informed ESPN. The Titans believe they have done whatever the league has asked, have actually told the players to use their masks and have actually been compliant, according to the source. The Titans likewise think theyve done a much better task of observing the procedures than other groups around the league, the source said.
The Titans had two more positive tests come back Sunday early morning– one player and one coach, sources told ESPN, increasing their total to 18 members of the company.
Eight gamers this week and 10 general this season– protective lineman Jeffery Simmons, offending deal with Isaiah Wilson, linebacker Kamalei Correa, cornerback Kristian Fulton, large receiver Adam Humphries, protective lineman DaQuan Jones, long-snapper Beau Brinkley, pass receiver Cameron Batson, tight end Tommy Hudson and cornerback Greg Mabin– have been put on the reserve/COVID -19 list.
The examination is concentrated on Titans outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen being the first in the organization to contract the coronavirus, and a potential failure by at least some to report signs and wear masks. One source told ESPN that he suspects that the spread started with the Titans training staff.
Bowen was exposed to people who had been exposed to the coronavirus, according to a source. If they have actually been around those individuals, NFL workers are needed to report being around anyone who has contracted the coronavirus or to not go into work.
It would be a violation if the NFL and NFLPA discover that at least one member of the Titans didnt appropriately report being around someone or others with the coronavirus.
However there likewise is a sense from sources that the Titans were not diligent about wearing masks around their training facility, despite the procedures the league and the NFLPA have outlined in their memos. This might lead to the Titans dealing with discipline in the type of fines and/or even the prospective loss of a draft pick, according to sources.
The NFL revealed Thursday that the Titans video game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers would not be played throughout Week 4 due to the fact that of the favorable coronavirus tests. The Titans are now scheduled to play the Steelers in Week 7 on Oct. 25.
1 RelatedThe Titans are convinced, nevertheless, that they have actually followed the guidelines and have actually gone out of their method to safeguard their company, a group source informed ESPN. The Titans believe they have actually done whatever the league has actually asked, have told the players to use their masks and have actually been compliant, according to the source. The Titans also believe theyve done a better task of observing the protocols than other teams around the league, the source said.
