The Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings are suspending crew actions starting up Tuesday as a result of a form of certain COVID-19 tests following their Sunday game.
Tennessee reported three original certain tests for players and five original certain tests for personnel, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported, per sources urged of the bid. The Vikings have not had a reported certain check, nonetheless hosted the Titans Sunday, main to their suspension of in-particular person actions as a precautionary measure.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a memo to crew executives in which he outlined the next steps the league took in line with COVID-19 protocols agreed to by the NFLPA:
- Gamers and team who grasp examined certain will seemingly be remoted, monitored and given all needed medial care.
- Contact tracing recordsdata has been reviewed to name any discontinuance contacts of players and team who grasp examined certain. These individuals grasp been remoted and could bag additional attempting out.
- Sport officers who worked Sunday’s Titans-Vikings game grasp been contacted for followup attempting out and monitoring.
- In-particular person actions for the Titans and Vikings grasp been suspended pending additional trends.
- The league is exploring the nature of the discontinuance contacts to discover the place they occurred to name any additional findings that will also even be shared with all 32 teams.
Goodell entreated clubs to revisit “steps they grasp taken to nick aid the quantity of discontinuance contacts, particularly while touring and inner boom teams.” Groups also must composed assessment their procedures at free of fee-agent visits, per the memo.
Goodell also reminded teams that as a result of the nature of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic it changed into once to be anticipated that players and team would check certain for the duration of the season.
The Titans talked about in a assertion earlier Tuesday, “Out of the abundance of warning, the organization has decided to work remotely nowadays as we note NFL protocols related to the COVID-19 virus. Several tests grasp attain aid certain and are working by strategy of the strategy of confirming them. We can grasp more recordsdata the next day.”
Pelissero added that the Vikings evacuated their facility, the place coaches and various personnel reported for work Tuesday morning.
“Right this moment the NFL notified us that individuals of the Tennessee Titans organization grasp examined certain for COVID-19,” the Vikings talked about in a assertion. “As of this morning, we now have not bought any certain results from Vikings attempting out following Sunday’s game. Per the NFL protocol, we can suspend in-particular person club actions and shut TCO Performance Heart straight. We can work closely with the NFL and NFLPA to show screen the bid, compose additional attempting out and opt when the means can reopen. We can provide additional updates referring to this week’s soccer agenda when acceptable.”
The Titans are scheduled to host the Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday, while the Vikings play on the Houston Texans.
Pittsburgh talked about in a assertion, “Now we grasp been in contact with the NFL referring to the certain COVID-19 tests with the Tennessee Titans. Now we grasp been urged to proceed with our game preparations for Sunday’s game until we’re urged otherwise.”
NFL Network’s Judy Battista reported that the league intends to play Sunday’s Steelers-Titans game as scheduled, nonetheless no legitimate announcement is anticipated Tuesday.
Garafolo reported that Titans coach grasp urged players that if they are forced to transfer with out any on-field note work aside from a seemingly Saturday walkthrough sooner than Sunday’s game, then that will simply be what they want to complete this week and there will seemingly be no excuses.
Prior to the records Tuesday, the NFL had reported zero certain tests for players in its most latest free up of attempting out recordsdata right by strategy of the league. In the week prior, two players had been confirmed certain. Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell examined certain following essentially the most latest free up of attempting out recordsdata from the league and players’ union, nonetheless did no longer unfold COVID-19 to any players or personnel sooner than their Week 3 game in opposition to Chicago. Terrell changed into once slothful Sunday.
