⁍ A Tennessee Titans player and coach tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday morning.
⁍ That brings the total positives in the organization to 18 — nine players and nine others — in the past week.
⁍ Since the testing began, there have been 20 positive results in all in the organization.
– A Tennessee Titans player and coach are the 18th and 19th members of the NFL team to test positive for coronavirus since testing began last week, ESPN reports. Now the NFL and the NFL Players Association are investigating whether team personnel broke the league’s protocols during an outbreak that has already forced the postponement of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. linebackers coach Shane Bowen was the first member of the team to contract the virus. The investigation also is looking into whether team personnel failed to wear the mandatory Kinexon tracking devices, which would hamper contact tracing, and whether people in the organization didn’t report symptoms of the virus that they or family members were experiencing. NFL Network reported Sunday that the investigation also is looking into whether personnel failed to wear the mandatory Kinexon tracking devices, which would hinder contact tracing, and whether people in the organization didn’t report symptoms of the virus that they or family members were experiencing. Earlier in the week, head coach Mike Vrabel said the Titans have done everything that’s been asked of them. “Nobody’s to blame. We’re in a pandemic. Unfortunately things happen,” he said. “This is a very unfortunate situation, but one that were confident we will be able to handle safely with … the players’ best interest in mind.”
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-ten-covid-19/report-nfl-nflpa-probing-titans-outbreak-idUSKBN26P0QS