Six members of the New Orleans Saints have tested positive for Covid-19 in the first major test of the revamped protocols for the NFL’s second pandemic season
Eight members of the New Orleans Saints have tested positive for Covid-19, according to two people familiar with the matter, in a developing situation that represents the first major test of the revamped protocols for the NFL’s second pandemic season.
The positives include six coaches, a nutritionist and one player, the people said. NFL rules call for all coaches to be vaccinated, implying that at least four of the positive tests represent so-called breakthrough cases. The player who tested positive is on injured reserve and did not travel with the team to its opening game, one of the people said.
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