Yesterday’s round of COVID-19 testing yielded no new positive results for either the Patriots or Titans, according to multiple sources, including Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link). As such, the Broncos-Patriots contest, which has been moved to Monday night, is on track to be played, as is the Bills-Titans matchup, currently scheduled for Tuesday night.
Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reports that contact tracing identified multiple Patriots players as close/high-risk contacts with CB Stephon Gilmore, who tested positive for the coronavirus, and there are multiple Titans players who are close/high-risk contacts with their COVID-infected teammates (Twitter link). That is not at all surprising, of course, but it stands to reason that there may be more positive tests on both clubs in the coming days. That does not mean, however, that their games would necessarily be nixed.
Pelissero goes into more detail on that point in an interview on the NFL Network this morning (video link). He adds that while the Patriots’ and Titans’ facilities remain closed today, both clubs could be back on the practice field tomorrow if all goes well.
As the NFL already postponed Tennessee’s Week 4 game, it obviously does not want to postpone another one and deal with all of the logistical and competitiveness questions that such a decision would create. Presumably, that’s why additional positive tests would not necessarily impact the club’s Tuesday night affair with Buffalo.
There is also good news for the Chiefs in all of this. Although they tangled with Gilmore and the Pats on Monday night, Pelissero says all of KC’s tests have come back negative this week.
I’m perfectly happy with the way they’re handling this. Life goes on. If somebody test positive remove them give it a few days test again. I’m not sure what else you could ask for. Cannot hide your homes for the rest of your lives. Eventually it will be a vaccine, as well as better ways to treat as there are now. Especially among these young athletes. There’s not very much risk for them. Everybody’s given the tools, mask gloves whatever to take care of themselves. Everyone is also giving an option to not play or coach this year. Everybody knows the risks. We all have to go to our normal jobs and take risks every single day. If people are found breaking protocol yes they should be suspended. Losing money is the only way it speaks to most people.
The one thing about this carp is you never you till you really have it just like at the Newton and Gilmore case They had dinner together a day before Cam tested positive and it took days before Stephon was positive