Per NFL.com (~hour ago)... no new positive cases from yesterday's testing... looking good (by 2020 standards).When will we know more about this whole Raiders thing...I have too many things riding on that one.
Jacobs and Jones in two of my starting spots...and injuries to Mostert, M. Thomas and bye weeks for D. Parker are making my options limited in flexing someone...Id slide Lindsay into my RB2 I guess. But would have to make a move for a flex spot.
Have a few options...but definitely would rather have RoJo and Jacobs out there than Lindsay and Higgins.Per NFL.com (~hour ago)... no new positive cases from yesterday's testing... looking good (by 2020 standards).
Some states are run responsibly.Anyone know why we have so much disparity in how many fans are allowed at the stadiums?
They have Kroft left at TE?
Basically.They have Kroft left at TE?
https://twitter.com/Lexxiikroft/status/1320098288834588673QuizGuy66 said:Basically.
He was away because his wife was giving birth which looks like fortuitous timing for him and his family.
-QG
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports all the Raiders have returned all negative COVID-19 tests and their Week 7 game against the Buccaneers will be played.
The Saints also reported no positive tests ahead of Week 7. Las Vegas will be without RT Trent Brown, who was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week. Brown came into close contact with C Rodney Hudson, G Gabe Jackson, G/T Denzelle Good, and LT Kolton Miller, all of whom were at risk of missing this game. With the exception of Brown, the Raiders' line will be at full strength this week.
SOURCE: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Oct 25, 2020, 8:50 AM ET
Hope they take picks away.Fox Sports' Jay Glazer reports the Raiders "will be fined very heavily" and could have draft picks taken away because of violations of the COVID-19 rules.
Glazer added that the severity of the punishment is because Las Vegas has already been cited for breaking the rules previously. The NFL has decided to impose heavy penalties on teams that continue to skirt the rules and the Raiders are an easy team to make an example of. It's not yet known if the Raiders will lose a draft pick or what round that pick may be taken from. However, the loss of more than money should deter other teams from violating the rules.
- Fox NFL Sunday, Jay Glazer
Did the Titans get fined or lose picks?Hope they take picks away.
seems like a tough thing to ”regulate”, but yeah there has to be a lineRaiders had multiple violations of violating the protocol though. When it's a 1-to-1 situation I fully agree, give a warning or fine. When you have 3-4 incidents... yeah.
They were fined $350k for covid violations.Did the Titans get fined or lose picks?
Thanks. So we have a precedent.They were fined $350k for covid violations.
Is this a teaser? What's happening?Welcome to the party, Houston Texans.
Texans placed LG Max Scharping on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
The Texans have closed their team facility after Scharping had a positive COVID-19 test. This comes at a good time with Houston on a bye. The Texans play the Jaguars in Week 9.
- NFL Network, Ian Rapoport (link above)
EDIT:Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero
The #Giants have quarantined all but four of their offensive linemen after one tested positive for COVID-19, sources tell me and @RapSheet.
The #Giants are scheduled to host the #Bucs on Monday night. The timing of close contact for the others, and whether they are considered "high risk" exposures, will determine whether they can be cleared in time to play.
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1321828563675500544Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero
The #Giants will place left guard Will Hernandez on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, per source.
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
More on the #Giants, from me and @MikeGarafolo: Two #Giants coaches were sent home because they were considered COVID-19 close contacts: OLB coach Bret Bielema and DBs coach Jerome Henderson. So now several OL and two coaches.
https://www.chargers.com/news/statement-from-the-los-angeles-chargersIan Rapoport @RapSheet
The #Chargers had a player test positive for COVID-19 and that player and all close contacts were told to stay home and isolate, sources say. The team learned of this last night. The facility will be open, but all meetings will be virtual.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
A Buccaneers' equipment staff member tested positive and has been sent home, per source. It is not expected to pose an issue for Monday Night's game vs. the Giants, who are dealing with their own COVID-19 issues.
Kind of interesting that two weeks in a row, the team playing against Tom Brady has their entire O-line sent home with Covid.
Sure...though, its the Giants...not sure it matters.Kind of interesting that two weeks in a row, the team playing against Tom Brady has their entire O-line sent home with Covid.
Just a coincidence, I'm sure.
uh-ohESPN's Adam Schefter reports a Broncos offensive lineman and Vikings linebacker tested positive for COVID-19.
This comes after the Broncos placed OL coach Mike Munchak under COVID-19 protocols Thursday. It's the second player case for the Vikings, who sent CB Cameron Dantzler to the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week. Both teams will need no new positive tests over the next two days for their games to be played.
- Adam Schefter
Rotoworld seems to have added the underlined themselves - here is the actual ESPN Article, and is says nothing about "Both teams will need no new positive tests over the next two days for their games to be played":uh-oh
I'm still seeing it on most sites. Which one don't you see it on?The Chargers vs Broncos game has been taken off of betting boards. That can’t be a good thing
It was off of DraftKings and Fox Bet when I posted but it came back on a little bit laterI'm still seeing it on most sites. Which one don't you see it on?
A.J. Dillon, and he tested positive Sunday pre-game.The Packers are slated to meet virtually Monday after a player tested positive for COVID-19.
This is the day's second bit of concerning COVID news after the Cardinals reported two positive COVID-19 tests Monday morning. Missing in-person practice could be dicey this week for the Packers, who have a Thursday night date with the 49ers.
- Tom Pelissero
Wait... didn’t he play?A.J. Dillon, and he tested positive Sunday pre-game.
EDIT: Baltimore Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey tested positive Sunday pre-game too
Where are you getting they tested positive pre game? I didn't think they tested on SundaysA.J. Dillon, and he tested positive Sunday pre-game.
EDIT: Baltimore Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey tested positive Sunday pre-game too
https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1323304792337375233Where are you getting they tested positive pre game? I didn't think they tested on Sundays
Sunday morning isn't necessarily pre-gameTom Pelissero @TomPelissero
The NFL and NFLPA agreed to game-day PCR testing for COVID-19 starting in Week 6
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Clarifying for those unfamiliar with the testing cadence: Everyone tests Sunday morning, but don't get results until late Sunday/early Monday. That’s how A.J. Dillon and #Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey played Sunday, only to learn today they're positive for COVID-19.
Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey said on Twitter that he has COVID-19.
Humphrey played Sunday against the Steelers. The Ravens will use contact tracing to see which players and staffers were close to Humphrey in recent days. All players are tested Sunday morning but results aren't available until late Sunday or early Monday. A spate of positive tests for the Ravens would complicate preparation for Week 9's game against the Colts.
SOURCE: Marlon Humphrey on Twitter
Nov 2, 2020, 11:27 AM ET
Packers placed RB AJ Dillon on the reserve/COVID-19 list
He's been ruled out for Week 9. Dillon played Sunday against the Vikings, rushing five times for 21 yards and catching one pass for 16 yards. Contact tracing is underway to see who has been in close contact with Dillon (presumably several Vikings defenders). NFL Network's Tom Pelissero said "the NFL and its medical experts have found no evidence of on-field transmission" this year. All players are tested Sunday morning but results aren't available until late Sunday or early Monday, a breathtaking shortfall in the league's COVID protocols. Dillon's positive virus test comes as COVID-19 cases explode in Wisconsin -- one of many virus hot spots in the US. In their run up to Thursday night's game against the 49ers, Green Bay could be faced with tough choices if any other running back was determined to have contact with Dillon in the past few days.
SOURCE: Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Nov 2, 2020, 11:30 AM ET
Exactly what i was thinking. Either test that the results are known before kickoff or the morning after the game.Seems pointless to test Sundays then.
This is what I don't understand. Wouldn't the entire Packers offense fit under this? For sure some of the Vikings defenders.Rotoworld:
Contact tracing is underway to see who has been in close contact with Dillon (presumably several Vikings defenders).
If it's aerosol spread they're concerned with, "close contact" also involves a time element. Probably no one Vikings players was within several feet of Dillon for minutes at a time. Fellow Packers players on the bench and in the locker room, however, probably were.This is what I don't understand. Wouldn't the entire Packers offense fit under this? For sure some of the Vikings defenders.Rotoworld:
Contact tracing is underway to see who has been in close contact with Dillon (presumably several Vikings defenders).
Saturday's tests, it seems like, are meant to "clear" a player for Sunday's games because the results come in before gametime. I guess the new Sunday morning tests are to help contact tracing and get an earlier jump on isolating infected players -- under the old testing scheme, Dillon wouldn't have been a known positive until Tuesday morning at the earliest.Exactly what i was thinking. Either test that the results are known before kickoff or the morning after the game.Seems pointless to test Sundays then.
There was info recently that it could be cumulative. Was presented in the context of a coworker you were with for only minutes, but several times during the day.If it's aerosol spread they're concerned with, "close contact" also involves a time element. Probably no one Vikings players was within several feet of Dillon for minutes at a time. Fellow Packers players on the bench and in the locker room, however, probably were.
An unnamed Browns player is displaying COVID-19 symptoms.
"This morning, an active player who has not been in the facility today reported that he is experiencing COVID-19 related symptoms," the team said in a statement. The Browns, who had a COVID outbreak scare in August, will conduct its Monday meetings remotely.
SOURCE: Mary Kay Cabot on Twitter
Nov 2, 2020, 12:19 PM ET
Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey missed practice last Wednesday with an illness.
Humphrey wasn't isolated because he tested negative for the virus. On Monday morning, he said on Twitter that he have COVID-19. The Ravens are conducting contract tracing to mitigate the spread of the virus in their team facility. Meanwhile, the Steelers -- who played the Ravens on Sunday -- reported no positive COVID-19 tests.
SOURCE: Kevin Seifert on Twitter
Nov 2, 2020, 11:55 AM ET
The Steelers reported no positive COVID-19 tests Monday.
It's a relief after the Steelers played the Ravens and CB Marlon Humphrey, who tested positive for the virus but didn't know about the results until after the game. Through a spokesperson, the Steelers said they would continue observing strict COVID protocols while they prepare to play Dallas in Week 9.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Steelers on Twitter
Nov 2, 2020, 11:49 AM ET