All NFL teams will soon be operating under the League’s intensive protocol thanks to a rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases across the country.
A memo was issued by commissioner Roger Goodell stating that the protocols will officially go into place this Saturday.
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“”The upcoming holidays, beginning with Thanksgiving next week, will introduce new risks of exposure that we need to address now,” Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a memo to teams Wednesday. “Because we have a highly sophisticated program of daily testing, we know when the virus enters our facilities, which underscores the importance of contact tracing and other steps to minimize close contacts within a facility. Recent experience has highlighted the importance of minimizing high-risk close contacts; on multiple occasions, we have seen individuals identified on that basis test positive within a short time. We have also seen many instances in which effective action by clubs to minimize these close contacts prevented the virus from spreading within the club, and avoided players or coaches being ruled out of practice or games.”
Included in the new protocols is the requirement that players and coaches must have a negative from the previous day’s testing before being allowed inside the team facility, inside of which face masks must be worn at all times. Additionally, all meetings must take place in virtual format except when they can be held outside. Locker room usage will also be discouraged unless on Game Days.
– – Quotes via Mike Jones of USA Today Link – –
