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Cam Newton tests positive for Covid, OUT Sunday v Chiefs UPDATE: Game postponed


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4 minutes ago, SCBills said:

I’ll never understand why some are so eager to go straight to the worst case scenario.  It’s frustrating to read stuff like this, especially as I’m watching Florida vs South Carolina, with fans in the stands... but yea, NFL is going to cancel the season over a Week 4 hiccup.... 

cause it’s only going to take 3-4 games being postponed and we are already at 2.... beyond 4 or so, it’s gonna start to be a logistical nightmare being we are only at week 4 of 17.... and that’s just regular season.

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7 minutes ago, CEN-CAL17 said:

Not if they don’t reel these players in.

 

Theyve kind of been doing whatever they want whenever they want.... large gatherings, restaurants, bars etc.... and that just what we hear. I’d imagine some of these dudes are hooking up, not wearing masks when they should, not following stricter guidelines cause they’ve seemed

to go away and everyone got lax.

 

If they are not going to avoid all this, they’d need to be sequestered but I guarantee the NFLPA won’t do that.

 

At this point I feel like the players want to play, but they also don’t want to be locked down by guidance. Cause I bet it’s there. But players are doing there own thing. All it takes is one.

 

Think about... Cam is a social butterfly. Just watch all his off-season videos. Dude hangs around dozens of dudes all the time. You don’t think this guy has multiple people coming to his house a day? You don’t think he’s going here or there between practice and going home? These guys he has over, you think they socially distance? Lay low?

 

This all stems from not following the guidance....

Cases can also just stem from something as simple as family though. Schools are open as well, so who knows what someone is bringing home. There are more scenarios than just clubbing, when you don’t have a literal bubble that also involves family, so much can go wrong.

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1 minute ago, MJS said:

This is the wake-up call the players need. They need to stay home and not take any chances in their off time.

 

Agree.  The NFL has guidelines and is giving a lot of freedom to the teams to handle this.  If players are not following them and teams won't

take responsibility then the league will need to get tough.  

 

I'm leaning toward IF a player is found to be flagrantly disregarding the rules they should be suspended just like if it was PEDs.

Take some money away is one way to curb some of this.

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1 hour ago, bills6969 said:

How is it possible that only he tested positive and not any other teammates? I’d be shocked if other Pats players or coaches don’t test positive as well. I bet the NE KC gets postponed.


positive tests will start coming in 

 

Look at the titans. This is not a good look for the league. Teams are obviously not taking this as seriously as they should

 

thankfully McDermott has known how important safety is from day 1 

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Anyone else have the thought cross their mind whether Bellicheat weighing option to infect a few scrub practice squad players so game gets moved later in year w/ Cam back....  (:P)

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41 minutes ago, 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?

That was an issue with one particular lab, as I recall 

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27 minutes ago, Logic said:

Eight divisional bubbles or 32 team bubbles. Only way forward.

This^^^^^^

 

What many seem not to take into account is that the other sports managed to complete their seasons playing IN THE SUMMER TIME.  And two of them in a bubble, while baseball did it by shortening their season and having the flexibility of playing doubleheaders to make up games.

 

Without bubbles and strict isolation, the NFL will not complete this season.  Right now players are going home to families and girlfriends who are out in the public.  It is inevitable that they will be exposed even if they are doing their best in avoiding the public themselves. 

 

If they were smart, they would let the games play out this weekend and have an emergency plan ready to implement that involves shutting down the league for two weeks to isolate players and essential staff, and restart in bubbles as suggested by Logic.

 

 

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The Patriots received word Saturday morning of Newton’s positive result during a team meeting. No team personnel are allowed into the building without proof of the previous day’s negative test.

And as a standard procedure, the Patriots also underwent rapid testing and the more thorough lab test Saturday morning, and they were then instructed to remain on standby with their phones ready for further instruction regarding their trip to Kansas City. The rapid, point-of-care tests were all negative. Many players then left the facility and awaited word while the NFL and the Patriots figured out how to proceed.

The rapid test results take about 15 minutes, but they’re not considered as accurate as the lab tests, which will come back Saturday evening. That’s been the standard timeline for the daily tests throughout the season.

The Patriots, who were originally scheduled to play the Chiefs on Sunday at 4:25 p.m., were scheduled to depart for the airport from Gillette Stadium early Saturday afternoon, but the team was in limbo for a couple hours until the league’s decision to postpone the game. The NFL announced the game will be played Monday or Tuesday, although that should be contingent on upcoming test results.

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1 hour ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

I get your point but these guys gotta be able to enjoy their lives too.  I’m assuming the place was practicing all the guidelines.


I get it as well, but what is more important for them right now? 
 

Is it to go out to a club or is it to win a Championship? 
 

Honestly I would try my best to help the team win a championship and then party like an animal!!! 
 

I think we can all hold our party animal a few months. 

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1 hour ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

I guess I’m thinking like an athlete.  I’d rather Beat the best.  Not Brian Hoyer. 

Athletes actually only care about the win, they don't care who they play just like no one gives a crap if any of the bills are injured.

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