72 NFL Players Were Diagnosed with COVID

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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2900454-nflpa-reveals-72-players-were-diagnosed-with-covid-19-as-of-july-10

 

NFLPA Reveals 72 Players Were Diagnosed with COVID-19 as of July 10

 

[YoloinOhio]

2.5% of the players tested

[WhoTom]

12 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

2.5% of the players tested

 

https://www.nfl.com/news/nflpa-72-players-tested-positive-for-covid-19-as-of-july-10

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It's unclear, however, how many players have been tested at this point.

 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

So hopefully, it's none of these guys though...?

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/details-emerge-on-josh-allens-gathering-of-teammates-in-florida/ar-BB15vKkD

 

[Don Otreply]

3, 2, 1... ? 

[coloradobillsfan]

no parade down delaware

no hugs and high fives with strangers

and forever tainted with the asterisk of covid

I guess the question now is if I even want this to be the season the Bills finally win a superbowl

[1st Ammendment NoMas]

10 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said:

no parade down delaware

no hugs and high fives with strangers

and forever tainted with the asterisk of covid

I guess the question now is if I even want this to be the season the Bills finally win a superbowl

Why not. It's not like a Patriot cheating scandal. If we win, I will still be happy.

[Johnnycage46]

The hard part about this is all of the talk about immunity to the virus after you catch it and how the immunity might only last like 6 months.  If guys get this now, there is a possibility they could get it again during the same season.  

 

If it was like a life-time immunity after catching the virus, and you're playing a contact sport with lots of close contact with people in locker rooms, team plane, meeting rooms, etc. you'd almost think to yourself "hey, I'm probably going to catch it, might as well catch it now so I can play in the fall".  But it seems, unfortunately, you can get the virus multiple times.

Edited July 16, 2020 by Johnnycage46

[RiotAct]

23 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said:

no parade down delaware

no hugs and high fives with strangers

and forever tainted with the asterisk of covid

I guess the question now is if I even want this to be the season the Bills finally win a superbowl

I would gladly accept hugs and high-fives from anyone if we win the SB.

[njbuff]

I am beginning to think the only way to defeat this thing is to tackle it head on.

 

Where has quarantining helped?

[marky]

I thought we weren't supposed to talk about politics?

[NoHuddleKelly12]

12 minutes ago, beavis said:

I thought we weren't supposed to talk about politics?

 

Sometimes...you just gotta, you know...

 

 

 

[Beast]

12 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:

 

Well, see they did have the worst numbers. Then we quarantined, and now we don't. This is known as mitigation

 

Florida did not quarantine. Florida alone has more cases than several countries. This is known as a cluster****

 

 

 

New York has had the worst numbers in the country since this began and it isn't even close.

 

 

Edited July 16, 2020 by Beast

[MJS]

22 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:

 

Well, see they did have the worst numbers. Then we quarantined, and now we don't. This is known as mitigation

 

Florida did not quarantine. Florida alone has more cases than several countries. This is known as a cluster****

 

 

It's known as herd immunity, haha.

 

And did you hear the CDC say that Florida got bad from everyone on the east taking vacations to Florida and bringing the disease with them?

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/cdc-chief-says-northerners-heading-south-for-vacation-may-be-to-blame-for-surge-in-coronavirus-cases-not-state-reopenings.html

Edited July 16, 2020 by MJS

[njbuff]

14 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:

Ummm Take a look at the state you live in.

 

I live on Long Island.

 

We are actually handling it pretty well here.

[MJS]

3 minutes ago, njbuff said:

 

Yep, China is exactly what you say.

Even though it originated in China and they have WAY more people than we do, they have been relatively unaffected. Pretty strange. 4,600 deaths vs over 140,000 in the US.

 

Or they are just not honest in how they are reporting the data.

8 minutes ago, njbuff said:

I live on Long Island.

 

We are actually handling it pretty well here.

Too much partying ...

 

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/long-island-covid-surge-stems-from-july-4th-parties-with-no-social-distancing-masks-official/2516464/

 

[Mickey]

13 minutes ago, Beast said:

 

New York has had the worst numbers in the country since this began and it isn't even close.

 

 

 

"had" being the operative word, how are we doing now?  NY's numbers hit when we knew nothing about the virus. Because of its international airports it hit there first. With their population density, it spread quickly. In time NY figured it out with next to no help from the feds. These other states had waaaaay more warning and time to prepare than NY did and they wasted it. NY's crisis hit when the equipment shortages were at their worst and there was no time to fix it. Do you think that other states did something special early on that NY didn't that caused their numbers to be lower in March and April while NY's soared? If so, I'd love to hear what it was and please add in an explanation as to why whatever magic they were using before is suddenly not working now? A fine finish would be to explain why on earth it gets you anywhere to make the point that NY got hit so badly. What is your point? If you prove that NY was awful, does that excuse what is happening in Texas and Florida? Should those states not learn from what worked and did not work in NY? Or is your only point to "own the libs" or some other political bs that has no place in the middle of a pandemic? 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

46 minutes ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

Everywhere on the planet that didn't have a clueless, self-serving, populist dingbat running the show.  

this lazy narrative is annoying to me. And I’m not R or D...  On one hand the liberal state governors are applauded for their actions and Btw are saying the fed has no authority and will not tell states what to do even though those states have been astronomically impacted anyway. 
 

But then on the other hand the fed gov is all to blame for the current state of this pandemic cases count and death toll. 
 

tell me how both can be true? 

Edited July 16, 2020 by Over 29 years of fanhood

[Mickey]

Just now, MJS said:

I don't personally blame any politician or local leader for the measures taken in the US. I think most have been doing the best they can (including the president) and a lot of people are judging using hindsight. Mistakes were made, but it's not surprising that mistakes were made given the situation and the lack of knowledge we were all dealing with.

 

But yeah, everything from China appears to be quite fishy. And we shouldn't trust what claims they are making regarding COVID-19.

 

So what is the reason why so much of the country is doing so badly compared to Germany and just about everywhere else in Europe?  If this is the best they can do, we are $*@#ed.

[MJS]

49 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

this lazy narrative is annoying to me. And I’m not R or D...  On one hand the liberal state governors are applauded for their actions and Btw are saying the fed has no authority and will not tell states what to do.
 

But then on the other hand the fed gov is all to blame for the current state of this pandemic cases count and death toll. 
 

tell me how both can be true? 

 

Bingo. The pandemic has been politicized unlike anything I have ever seen.

 

Never let a crisis go to waste...

46 minutes ago, Mickey said:

 

So what is the reason why so much of the country is doing so badly compared to Germany and just about everywhere else in Europe?  If this is the best they can do, we are $*@#ed.

Belgium, UK, Spain, Italy, Sweden, and France all have a higher rate of death (deaths per 1 million population) than the US.

 

So I don't know how true that is. Seems more like a scale issue to me. But the US has been hit hard.

Edited July 16, 2020 by MJS

[MJS]

10 minutes ago, Mickey said:

 

"had" being the operative word, how are we doing now?  NY's numbers hit when we knew nothing about the virus. Because of its international airports it hit there first. With their population density, it spread quickly. In time NY figured it out with next to no help from the feds. These other states had waaaaay more warning and time to prepare than NY did and they wasted it. NY's crisis hit when the equipment shortages were at their worst and there was no time to fix it. Do you think that other states did something special early on that NY didn't that caused their numbers to be lower in March and April while NY's soared? If so, I'd love to hear what it was and please add in an explanation as to why whatever magic they were using before is suddenly not working now? A fine finish would be to explain why on earth it gets you anywhere to make the point that NY got hit so badly. What is your point? If you prove that NY was awful, does that excuse what is happening in Texas and Florida? Should those states not learn from what worked and did not work in NY? Or is your only point to "own the libs" or some other political bs that has no place in the middle of a pandemic? 

Wasn't New York warned a few years ago that if a flu pandemic were to hit they would be short 3 million masks and other PPE and they chose to ignore that advice?

[WEATHER DOT COM]

We all live in the same damn country.

 

Hope for our sake few of these 72 were Bills and for their sake they all recover fully.

[Chandler#81]

55 minutes ago, beavis said:

I thought we weren't supposed to talk about politics?

No, just you aren’t allowed to.

[Pokebball]

20 minutes ago, Mickey said:

 

So what is the reason why so much of the country is doing so badly compared to Germany and just about everywhere else in Europe?  If this is the best they can do, we are $*@#ed.

In my opinion, we're doing what we WANT to do, which certainly isn't what we could do to limit the impact on our health or on our economy.  That's the American spirit and overall, it's made us a pretty awesome place to live.  Not perfect, but pretty darn good.  You watch, we'll be the country that develops the vaccine and some of the most effective treatment.

[BillsVet]

Someday I hope TSW returns to talking about football and not about politics, pandemics, and protestors.  

 

Can't wait to see Buffalo win big games this year. Go Bills!  

[Beast]

43 minutes ago, Mickey said:

 

"had" being the operative word, how are we doing now?  NY's numbers hit when we knew nothing about the virus. Because of its international airports it hit there first. With their population density, it spread quickly. In time NY figured it out with next to no help from the feds. These other states had waaaaay more warning and time to prepare than NY did and they wasted it. NY's crisis hit when the equipment shortages were at their worst and there was no time to fix it. Do you think that other states did something special early on that NY didn't that caused their numbers to be lower in March and April while NY's soared? If so, I'd love to hear what it was and please add in an explanation as to why whatever magic they were using before is suddenly not working now? A fine finish would be to explain why on earth it gets you anywhere to make the point that NY got hit so badly. What is your point? If you prove that NY was awful, does that excuse what is happening in Texas and Florida? Should those states not learn from what worked and did not work in NY? Or is your only point to "own the libs" or some other political bs that has no place in the middle of a pandemic? 

 

A statement was made. I asked a question and made a factual statement and you're becoming unhinged.

 

Why don't you ask others what their point is? I made mine...in black and white.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

1 hour ago, Dr. Who said:

You mean the fella who shut down flights to and from China and Europe amidst cries of xenophobia and bigotry from the usual folks? Same fella who tanked the most thriving US economy in decades on the advice of health professionals? Or maybe you mean the fella who forced Covid positive folks to stay in elderly care facilities with resulting astronomical deaths of the most vulnerable population. Just want to make sure we have the correct clueless, self-serving, populist dingbat in mind.

 

I wouldn't give him credit for tanking, think it was going to tank regardless. And the economy was thriving along pretty good since about 2012.

 

And also the same guy who had a "Hunch" it was going away and the same guy who suggested gargling with bleach to cure it.

[Punching Bag]

21 minutes ago, Pokebball said:

In my opinion, we're doing what we WANT to do, which certainly isn't what we could do to limit the impact on our health or on our economy.  That's the American spirit and overall, it's made us a pretty awesome place to live.  Not perfect, but pretty darn good.  You watch, we'll be the country that develops the vaccine and some of the most effective treatment.

 

And one who will have US Citizens pay more than to other countries including wealthy.

[MJS]

4 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

I wouldn't give him credit for tanking, think it was going to tank regardless. And the economy was thriving along pretty good since about 2012.

 

And also the same guy who had a "Hunch" it was going away and the same guy who suggested gargling with bleach to cure it.

I agree that the economy was already showing signs of weakening. A downturn was on its way. But this is likely more severe then what was going to happen.

 

I do find it funny that Republicans and Democrats like to take credit for strong economies and always blame the other party for recessions when it has virtually nothing to do with them. The president doesn't have power over the economy.

[Florida Bills Fanatic]

1 hour ago, Captain Hindsight said:

 

Well, see they did have the worst numbers. Then we quarantined, and now we don't. This is known as mitigation

 

Florida did not quarantine. Florida alone has more cases than several countries. This is known as a cluster****

 

 

South Florida got flooded by people fleeing New York and the rest of the northeast.  They didn't comply with two week quarantine requirements and the rest is history.  It is a cluster but correctly identify the cause.  In addition, people got complacent because of the low numbers and undertook risky behavior ( big memorial day parties, etc.).  Most of Florida has had minimal impact. 

[Mr. WEO]

2 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:

 

Well, see they did have the worst numbers. Then we quarantined, and now we don't. This is known as mitigation

 

Florida did not quarantine. Florida alone has more cases than several countries. This is known as a cluster****

 

 

 

It's amazing people don't see what happened in NYS, how it was handled and the result of that management---while down south their general ignorance and lack of intelligent leadership has put them exactly where NYS was 4 months ago!...when no one knew what to do.  

 

All of this spread in the south was avoidable---and the path was clearly laid out for them.  

 

So stupid.  Like these people are PROUDLY stupid.

[FireChans]

2 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:

 

Well, see they did have the worst numbers. Then we quarantined, and now we don't. This is known as mitigation

 

Florida did not quarantine. Florida alone has more cases than several countries. This is known as a cluster****

 

 

???

 

Florida has 28 thousand less deaths than New York State.

 

 

[Mickey]

3 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

this lazy narrative is annoying to me. And I’m not R or D...  On one hand the liberal state governors are applauded for their actions and Btw are saying the fed has no authority and will not tell states what to do even though those states have been astronomically impacted anyway. 
 

But then on the other hand the fed gov is all to blame for the current state of this pandemic cases count and death toll. 
 

tell me how both can be true? 

 

Well it is quite easy for both to be true and your premise is nonsense. No state is saying the feds have "no authority". Saying they can't control school openings does not translate to state's saying they have "no authority" over anything. There are things the feds control exclusively and things states control exclusively. There are situations where authority is overlapping. And in terms of a unified response, regardless of who has authority over what, active federal leadership is invaluable. And there is a big difference between a federal directive that worsens the epidemic and one that actually makes sense such as "wear masks if you feel like it" versus "masks are mandatory". So yes, both things can be true, they are not mutually exclusive. The feds have messed up when they have been active and, fortunately, many states have ignored their most moronic suggestions.  

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

45 minutes ago, Mickey said:

 

Well it is quite easy for both to be true and your premise is nonsense. No state is saying the feds have "no authority". Saying they can't control school openings does not translate to state's saying they have "no authority" over anything. There are things the feds control exclusively and things states control exclusively. There are situations where authority is overlapping. And in terms of a unified response, regardless of who has authority over what, active federal leadership is invaluable. And there is a big difference between a federal directive that worsens the epidemic and one that actually makes sense such as "wear masks if you feel like it" versus "masks are mandatory". So yes, both things can be true, they are not mutually exclusive. The feds have messed up when they have been active and, fortunately, many states have ignored their most moronic suggestions.  

Please look at Coumo press conferences in March (his words). It’s going to hurt you narrative. 

[Dr.Sack]

Isn’t COVID a hoax? 

[machine gun kelly]

3 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:

 

Well, see they did have the worst numbers. Then we quarantined, and now we don't. This is known as mitigation

 

Florida did not quarantine. Florida alone has more cases than several countries. This is known as a cluster****

 

 

Captain, coming from someone who lives in FL, you are wrong.  You said FL didn’t quarantine.  Not true.  They shut everything down for around two months.  The problem where you are correct is FL, GA, AZ, TX and other states reopened too early.  We then three weeks ago reinstituted masks again, bars closed again, etc.  You are right on point FL should have never opened as early as it did nor any other State, and now paying the price.

 

Im not nitpicking as I understand you’re frustration and I’m frustrated as well.  I was not happy FL opened as early as it did, and was predictable the spike.  I grew up in Buffalo, but FL has been my home the last 20+ years.  Desantis screwed up and we are paying for it.

[Penfield45]

3 hours ago, Beast said:

 

So, explain New York State having the worst numbers.

 

NYC/NJ area is the most densely populated place in the country. NYC was a disaster because our president was calling the virus a hoax in February. 

 

if the virus spikes back up in the fall there will be no NFL season, at least not on schedule. 

Edited July 17, 2020 by Penfield45

[atlbillsfan1975]

2 hours ago, BillsVet said:

Someday I hope TSW returns to talking about football and not about politics, pandemics, and protestors.  

 

Can't wait to see Buffalo win big games this year. Go Bills!  

Well said.

We are all Bills fans. Can’t wait for opinions to get back to football, and whether or not  Daboll can call a game.

Edited July 17, 2020 by atlbillsfan1975

[Hapless Bills Fan]

6 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

2.5% of the players tested

 

Um, 2.5% of the players.

 

We don't know how many were tested.

[Augie]

38 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:

Captain, coming from someone who lives in FL, you are wrong.  You said FL didn’t quarantine.  Not true.  They shut everything down for around two months.  The problem where you are correct is FL, GA, AZ, TX and other states reopened too early.  We then three weeks ago reinstituted masks again, bars closed again, etc.  You are right on point FL should have never opened as early as it did nor any other State, and now paying the price.

 

Im not nitpicking as I understand you’re frustration and I’m frustrated as well.  I was not happy FL opened as early as it did, and was predictable the spike.  I grew up in Buffalo, but FL has been my home the last 20+ years.  Desantis screwed up and we are paying for it.

 

Our son gets married in Sarasota in about 4 weeks (Saturday, 8/15). Plans have changed, this is a  church wedding with only the parents and the priest. The “public wedding” in Asheville, NC is moved to next year.

 

I’m actually not thrilled about the dinner that follows the wedding at the beach house some friends are letting us use for the week. The wonderful bride is one of SIX daughters. Most are married with kids. Plus our friends who own the house. That’s a BUNCH of people for the dinner that follows. I don’t love the plan, but I’m not missing it, either.