The alarms go off in Baltimore. Despite having only one confirmed case of coronavirus in their ranks, Marlon Humphrey (diagnosed as of Monday), los Ravens They have taken steps to prevent the pathogen from spreading.
This Tuesday, the Maryland club placed seven defenders on reserve / COVID list after completion of Humphrey’s contact tracing. Of the disabled players, three are starters and one is in the practice squad.
These are those affected: the linebackers Matt Judon (who was kicked out of the game against the Steelers in week 8), Tyus Bowser, Patrick Queen, Malik Harrison y L.J. Fort; plus defensive backs DeShon Elliott y Terrell Bonds.
The Athletic reported that so that the seven players can rejoin the activities they must complete a five-day isolation and test negative on daily tests. This determination, which is part of the league’s safety protocols, could call into question the availability of players for the week 9 game against the Colts.
Is the battle won?
At the end of the eighth day of the regular seasonOnly Humphrey and Packers running back AJ Dillon had tested positive for coronavirus. Given this, the NFL issued a recommendation to strengthen the protocol measures on game days.
However, the NFL did not expect that two days before the start of Week 9, the broncos they will report the positives of two executives (John Elway and Joe Ellis) and the Cowboys will place Andy Dalton on the COVID list.
