Players who show up to training camp are tested multiple times for COVID-19 before being allowed into the team’s facilities and on Tuesday provided information on how many of those tests have been positive so far. ‘now.
The NFLPA announced that there were 21 positive tests in tests conducted as part of the training camp reporting process. Rookies, injured players and quarterbacks were allowed to start reporting last week. Veterans from most of the teams started showing up at camp on Tuesday.
The union did not announce the total number of tests performed overall or whether there were any outstanding results from the first tests. They announced that a total of 107 players tested positive during the offseason.
Players who test positive for COVID-19 will be placed on a reserve list until they no longer show symptoms and / or receive multiple negative tests. Players exposed to an infected person will also be on this list and the league will not announce the reason for placing a player on the list.
