UPDATE:
According to Albert Breer, the Detroit Lions were one of the teams who had a false-positive result.
Lions were another team involved with the lab in New Jersey, I’m told. But they returned just one false-positive from Saturday.
So there’s one of those less effected.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) August 23, 2020
ORIGINAL REPORT:
On Sunday, several NFL teams were forced to alter or cancel football activities after irregularities in results from Saturday’s COVID-19 test results from the same lab in New Jersey.
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
According to reports, nine Chicago Bears players/staff originally tested positive but upon further review, all nine of those results were deemed as false-positive tests. Out of caution, Sunday morning’s practice has been moved to the afternoon.
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
The news of the irregularities in testing broke while Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia was speaking to the media. When asked about it, Patricia said the Lions were practicing as normal and that he had not heard anything about the report.
Matt Patricia said Lions are practicing today, not aware of any irregularities that may impact the Lions https://t.co/K4fGqAlt9V
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) August 23, 2020
