The NFL has been anticipating that there will be positive coronavirus tests across the league before and during the 2020 season, and that has already proven true for teams in Texas.
Several Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans players tested positive for COVID-19 recently, according to Ian Rapoport of Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The teams followed the appropriate health protocols, and none of the players were believed to have been in their teams’ facilities at any point.
Several #Cowboys players & several #Texans players have tested positive for COVID-19 recently, sources tell me & @TomPelissero. None of the players are believed to have been in their team facilities. The teams followed proper health protocols.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 15, 2020
The University of Houston suspended workouts recently after six of their football players tested positive for COVID-19.
Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, said last month that the league fully anticipates having positive COVID-19 tests and will have plans in place to deal with them. The ability to test, isolate players and contact trace is key to being able to have an NFL season in 2020.
