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Buffalo_Stampede
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I can't imagine he's the only patriot.  

RobbRiddick
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Apparently Robert Kraft has also tested positive. He is currently at a top secret Chinese clinic where a 20 year old female doctor is attempting to "coax the virus out of his body" whatever that means

StHustle
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Woooow....so only him? This could get really interesting. Prayers up for him....and prayers for our Bills that we can stay Covid free this season.

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1 minute ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

 

I think that is exactly it. If spread is shown through either locker room they will postpone the game till a later week in the season just like they did with the Titans-Steelers game.

Yep I was saying in the titans thread, It seems to me that the league is going to start leveraging Tuesday nights for games when they can, when late positives come in. Won’t always be possible - like if one team has a Thursday game the “next” week. It appears to depend on whether more positives come in over 3 day period. With titans, they did. If it is just cam and the PS player from chiefs, they will play mon or tues 

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2 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

Sorry if I’m dense... what does postponing the NE-KC game one or two days really do?  Is it a hedge in case even more players test positive?

Thats what I think the reason is.  Probably trying to make sure it hasn't spread through out the team.  Im guessing it has at least spread a little bit through practice this week.

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16 minutes ago, The Dean said:

 

"No chance" against the Broncos? They have a chance to beat the Broncos with Stidham at QB, IMO. Who will be Denver's QB?

 

 

Exactly my first thought. Do they still start releasing positive names with the first positive?  Seems like there have been a number of false positives in the NFL previously.

 

I definately wish Cam well and hope this is simply a mistake.

 

 

Yes, weed smoking leads to Covid 19. I know that's isn't exactly what you are saying, but your logic is just as warped.

 

 

 

Fortunately the league isn't stupid enough to forfeit the games a team can't play because of a world wide pandemic. They would be far better to cancel the season for all, than to punish teams for succumbing to some thing they CAN NOT control. A person can do plenty to minimize their chances, but still get infected.

I have no idea. I have yet to see anything stating his symptoms yet (if they even will state it). But hopefully it's one of those false positives. Even if it is a false they still have to take precautions as if it weren't. So we will see

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1 minute ago, Patrick_Duffy said:

Yea, I would agree with you there. It could definitely be worse. Just hope that going forward that the NFL can somehow manage to not have anymore cases. Easier said than done obviously, but hopefully all players coaches etc will follow the guide lines to a T and maybe they can keep this at bay.

Realistically, this kinda stuff is probably going to happen every week.  The good news is that, from what I’ve read, the NFL is using the very best testing technology, and false positives are pretty unlikely.  Hopefully after all these players make fast and full recoveries, the fear factor will start to recede.

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15 minutes ago, whatdrought said:

Two big changes for the Bills cause of this:

 

Tomorrow's game will likely be national.

 

I doubt we play the Chiefs on TNF the 15th, as that would be 3 games in 10 days for them (if the tuesday thing happens)

Yup I would think this to be the case as well now that you mention it. I had not gotten that far ahead and looked at the Chiefs schedule. But yea, no way they would play 3 games in 10 days.

 

Be interesting to see how they move Bills/ Chiefs game around.

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1 minute ago, Patrick_Duffy said:

Yup I would think this to be the case as well now that you mention it. I had not gotten that far ahead and looked at the Chiefs schedule. But yea, no way they would play 3 games in 10 days.

 

Be interesting to see how they move Bills/ Chiefs game around.

Im guessing they would push it to Sunday and have no TNF game that week.  However, I have a feeling this Chiefs/Pats game isn't going to be played this week.  Especially if there's more positive cases

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14 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

Sorry if I’m dense... what does postponing the NE-KC game one or two days really do?  Is it a hedge in case even more players test positive?

They were supposed to fly today.  You can't put a whole team on a plane before everyone has been tested.  If they can't fly today they aren't playing tomorrow.  

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6 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said:

Yup I would think this to be the case as well now that you mention it. I had not gotten that far ahead and looked at the Chiefs schedule. But yea, no way they would play 3 games in 10 days.

 

Be interesting to see how they move Bills/ Chiefs game around.

Can just move to Sunday 

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5 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

When can a player officially return from quarantine and be eligible to play again? Newton is the first high profile player that may miss a game. He is certainly out for a game Monday or Tuesday but could he be eligible for a game next Sunday if he tests negative the day before the game?

 

I think it's something like 2 negative tests 24 hours apart? I could be wrong on that... 

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6 minutes ago, mannc said:

Realistically, this kinda stuff is probably going to happen every week.  The good news is that, from what I’ve read, the NFL is using the very best testing technology, and false positives are pretty unlikely.  Hopefully after all these players make fast and full recoveries, the fear factor will start to recede.

Well at the beginning of TC or right before the season started (believe my timeline is correct here) I remember a few of the Bills players had quite a few false positives if I remember correctly. Are they using a different type of test now than they were then?

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Just now, Patrick_Duffy said:

Well at the beginning of TC or right before the season started (believe my timeline is correct here) I remember a few of the Bills players had quite a few false positives if I remember correctly. Are they using a different type of test now than they were then?

 

I think that was one specific lab that screwed the pooch. 

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7 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

When can a player officially return from quarantine and be eligible to play again? Newton is the first high profile player that may miss a game. He is certainly out for a game Monday or Tuesday but could he be eligible for a game next Sunday if he tests negative the day before the game?

 

I've noticed that Spotrac has moved the Covid positive players off the main roster list and put them on the NFL (Non Football Injury) list.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/tennessee-titans/cap/

When this was being discussed  earlier in the year the positive players would be put on the Covid list for a minimum of 2 weeks.

 

I guess we will hear if that is going to be true or not very soon.

FWIW

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Just now, Patrick_Duffy said:

Well at the beginning of TC or right before the season started (believe my timeline is correct here) I remember a few of the Bills players had quite a few false positives if I remember correctly. Are they using a different type of test now than they were then?

I don’t remember any false positives, but I do know that the testing technology has improved significantly in the past few months, and I’m pretty sure NFL’s is state of the art.

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Prayers going out that no other Cheaters infected...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So that game can go on as scheduled Tues and Cheaters get absolutely annihilated

 

 

Also hoping KC has been Fromming positive practice QB Jordan Ta'amu - stay safe Mahomes!

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2 minutes ago, whatdrought said:

 

I think that was one specific lab that screwed the pooch. 

Thanks, yes I believe you're right. Think I remember something about particular lab now that you mention it.

2 minutes ago, mannc said:

I don’t remember any false positives, but I do know that the testing technology has improved significantly in the past few months, and I’m pretty sure NFL’s is state of the art.

Another poster just reminded me that it was a particular lab that messed up somehow and had the false positives.

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Just now, njbuff said:

They postponed the game and say it will be made up on Monday or Tuesday.

 

Is Cam a false positive or something?

The incubation period is 3-5 days. Cam testing positive last night means others might test positive in the next few days. They can't risk exposing more players.

People don't understand how a test works. It's based on your viral load.  You will not test positove immediately after being exposed.  It takes days to build up enough virus in your system to test positive and also to develop symptoms. 

 

NFL will need to add a bye week in the near future. 

 

Same thing happened with MLB but they got it under control quick. 

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Move the Super Bowl back a week or two and gave a 3 week time period between the AFC and NFC title games and the Super Bowl.

 

It's already 2 weeks, so it's not the end of the world. Both teams go I to the super bowl bubble Monday after the title games and stay all 3 weeks.

 

There must be a super bowl bubble. The NFL better plan for it now. Otherwise the game could be ruined.

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2 minutes ago, CircleTheWagons99 said:

Pats have one player test pos and they move the game?

Its a travel day.  You can't put everyone on a plane together until the whole team has been tested which takes time.  

 

NFL games require a ton of logistics.  

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Just now, Offside Number 76 said:

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cam-newton-heading-to-covid-19-reserve-list-patriots-chiefs-postponed-until-monday-or-tuesday/

 

Do we get national coverage now?  Do we get better announcers now?

I doubt the announcers change 

 

due to travel and planning for the week 

 

likely that team stays in KC and works the game on Tuesday 

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