NFL False Positive Covid Tests : Several teams put football activities on hold after receiving positive COVID-19 tests

NFL Positive Covid Tests : Several teams are altering football activities while the NFL investigates an irregular spike in positive test results.

On Sunday, the NFL announced that multiple positive COVID-19 tests were found by one of the league’s testing partners. All of the positive results come from a single New Jersey lab called BioReference.

However, the league has not received any similar results from their other testing partners. They will, therefore, be working with BioReference to investigate the legitimacy of the tests. In the meantime, teams around the league have been put on hold.

Several NFL teams are altering or cancelling football activities today after irregularities in results from Saturday’s COVID-19 test results from the same lab in New Jersey. Statement from the NFL: pic.twitter.com/RhwzHQVsUA

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 23, 2020

The league was quick to respond to this irregularity and is now taking the required precautions. So far, they have done well to contain an outbreak considering there are now only 4 COVID positive players.

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Chicago Bears

The bears had the biggest scare today as it was reported that 9 players and staff tested positive. However, after a second check, all 9 turned out to be false alarms. To be safe, they moved their morning practice to 1:30pm.

Bears had nine players/staff text positive for COVID but, upon further review, nine results were false positives, the team said. Out of an abundance of caution, they postponed this morning’s practice to this afternoon at 1:30pm.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 23, 2020

Cleveland Browns

The Browns outright cancelled Sunday’s practice after receiving multiple positive tests. They will conduct team meetings virtually while their faculty goes through a disinfecting process.

The #Browns are one of the teams shutting things down today in relation what @TomPelissero just tweeted.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 23, 2020

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Buffalo Bills

The Bills also pushed back practice today and confirmed that some players would be missing.

#Bills GM Brandon Beane says they will be missing a few players at practice today due to a lab issue with COVID testing…explains they are 1 of 10 or 11 teams to be impacted by this…says NFL jumped on it right away to let them know it wasn’t just Bills dealing with this issue

— Maddy Glab (@MadGlab) August 23, 2020