There has been a recent jump in positive COVID-19 tests among NFL officials
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the country and within professional sports leagues, there's one group that has seemingly been omitted from the conversations of positive cases—officials. , NFL referees are required to take take-home tests each Monday and the results of the PCR test are returned on Tuesdays, determining the availability for the upcoming weekend games. Only three officials returned a positive test up until Week 12—Thanksgiving weekend.
Since then, COVID-19 cases drastically increased as the omicron variant spread rapidly through the U.S., and during the last two rounds of tests on Dec. 20 and 27, Breer18 officials tested positive, resulting in some Thursday night referees having to fill in Sunday slots. Unlike the NBA, there is not a minor league that the NFL can pull from. However, there are 17 crews, allowing some flexibility with an extra crew for the grueling last two weeks of the NFL’s regular season.
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