Multiple Cowboys, Texans players test positive for COVID-19
The NFL has taken extensive precautions this offseason to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak among its players. Unfortunately, with training camp just over a month away, multiple players from the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Just days after the NFL announced strict social distancing guidelines for when players report to training camp, everyone quickly found out exactly why teams will need to follow extreme restrictions.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, multiple Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys players recently tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Several #Cowboys players & several #Texans players have tested positive for COVID-19 recently, sources tell me & @TomPelissero. None of the players are believed to have been in their team facilities. The teams followed proper health protocols.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 15, 2020
According to Rapoport, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is among the players to test positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, following the test, he is feeling good.
#Cowboys star RB Ezekiel Elliott is one of the players who has tested positive for the Coronavirus, his agent Rocky Arceneaux confirmed to me. Arceneaux said Elliott is feeling good.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 15, 2020
Fortunately, neither club believes any of the players with the virus have been inside the team’s facility. However, it does demonstrate how easily the virus can spread. As well as that, it underlines the looming danger that could hit during the 2020 NFL season.
While the identities of the players aren’t known, they aren’t the first to test positive for the coronavirus in the NFL. Denver Broncos star Von Miller, Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen and New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton all tested positive for the coronavirus this offseason. Thankfully, all have since recovered from the virus.
The NFL isn’t expected to allow players to report to team facilities until the middle of July. Once there, the league will likely require its personnel to take multiple COVID-19 tests per week.
