A Saints player just tested positive for COVID

[bills6969]

Another domino falls.  Sigh.  Can’t imagine this game gets played tomorrow on such short notice.

[IgotBILLStopay]

FB Michael Burton had the +ve test. Kamara and 5 others had close contact with him. can’t believe NFL will let these 7 play tomorrow (at a minimum). Have to think about the risk of infecting the Lions players.

 

Update: FALSE POSITIVE

 

 

YAY!

Edited October 4, 2020 by IgotBILLStopay

[whatdrought]

1 minute ago, IgotBILLStopay said:

FB Michael Burton had the +ve test. Kamara and 5 others had close contact with him. can’t believe NFL will let these 7 play tomorrow (at a minimum).

 

Is this the more instant test?

[TBBills]

As long as the Bills are on TV I am golden.

[IgotBILLStopay]

1 minute ago, whatdrought said:

 

Is this the more instant test?

yes most likely. i read somewhere that the Saints are awaiting a retest (likely PCR) for Burton as well - so there is a small chance this is a false alarm.

[zow2]

Some of this is optics for the NFL. They don’t want to appear to be putting football ahead of safety.  Something like 7 players on Virginia tested positive before their game today.  they didn’t postpone it. they pulled those guys out and moved on. i get that the NFL has fewer players on each team. 

but the league will weather the storm and get through this.

[whatdrought]

2 minutes ago, IgotBILLStopay said:

yes most likely. i read somewhere that the Saints are awaiting a retest (likely PCR) for Burton as well - so there is a small chance this is a false alarm.

 

So maybe I'm off on this, but I thought the idea was Friday or Saturday morning tests, everyone gets cleared, and then they fly... Why are they testing so late in the process? 

 

 

Color me optimistic, but the picture painted in this article makes it sound like a false +. 

 

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/04/saints-get-positive-test-result-for-fullback-michael-burton-after-flight-to-detroit/

Edited October 4, 2020 by whatdrought

[HappyDays]

The timing of this makes me think a false positive is a decent possibility. If the re-test is still positive they'll have to postpone the game. It usually takes a few days from infection to getting a positive test result. So it's possible other Saints players are positive even if the tests aren't showing it yet. To be safe they'll have to postpone it.

 

Things are really starting to fall apart... they might just need to put the season on hold for a week or two and put the players in a bubble for the rest of the season.

[SF Bills Fan]

I feel like this season is rapidly going down the toilet. Dammit. 

[whatdrought]

5 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

The timing of this makes me think a false positive is a decent possibility. If the re-test is still positive they'll have to postpone the game. It usually takes a few days from infection to getting a positive test result. So it's possible other Saints players are positive even if the tests aren't showing it yet. To be safe they'll have to postpone it.

 

Things are really starting to fall apart... they might just need to put the season on hold for a week or two and put the players in a bubble for the rest of the season.

 

Why can't they trust the tests like they did with Atlanta last week? Pull the positive, and maybe anyone who was in close proximity, but then play the game.

[TBBills]

Just now, SF Bills Fan said:

I feel like this season is rapidly going down the toilet. Dammit. 

Why b.c a few players got it in week 4? Lol

[DabillsDaBillsDaBills]

5 minutes ago, TBBills said:

Why b.c a few players got it in week 4? Lol

 

I mean... one game has been cancelled this week, and another has been postponed. Literally unprecedented 

[Rc2catch]

6 minutes ago, TBBills said:

Why b.c a few players got it in week 4? Lol

A few turns to a lot more super easy. Best case sure it’s just a few and they can play on. But if we want football we should all be a little concerned to see these positives popping up. Tennessee-buffalo game is already in danger of not being played. 
 

[djp14150]

I got the impression if you got 1-2 p,Ayers positive you still play and don’t cancel the game.

 

i understand s large team outbreak can be a problem.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

35 minutes ago, whatdrought said:

 

Is this the more instant test?

 

From the timing, I'm thinking it was the Sat. am test, but they may have backed it up with the POC test to confirm the +.

[Richard Noggin]

Presents a real conundrum for the league. 

 

How can the NFL place public health and safety above all else and STILL play the season with some modicum of competitive balance and consistency? (With respect to: thresholds and policies for when games will be postponed vs. when teams will play the games minus certain players.) The competitive integrity of the season will be a challenge to maintain whilst being abundantly cautious (IF the league chooses caution). 

 

We don't know what happens moving forward. So it's important for the NFL's Covid contingencies to be mapped out and adhered to. Publish the plans. Make it transparent. ALL stakeholders (including the viewing public--it's TV money that drives everything, after all) should have access to all the information (minus medical confidentiality considerations).

Edited October 4, 2020 by Richard Noggin

[TBBills]

8 minutes ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

 

I mean... one game has been cancelled this week, and another has been postponed. Literally unprecedented 

Lol ok... And it has happened before and the world kept spinning.

[JerseyBills]

7 minutes ago, TBBills said:

Why b.c a few players got it in week 4? Lol

Yea, the earlier the better. I'm sure the NFL has a plan and protocols in place for a scenario of multiple teams having a widespread outbreak. 

They had to know there would be positive tests during the season. Hopefully just a bump in the road but it being only week 4 gives the league plenty of time to explore many different options to continue play.

I'm a bit worried a 2nd wave is starting up though but it just means the guidelines have to be stricter. 

[Brennan Huff]

26 minutes ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

 

I mean... one game has been cancelled this week, and another has been postponed. Literally unprecedented 

 
This really isn’t good. I can definitely see a stoppage coming soon. At least for a couple weeks 

[Big C]

The MLB also had an outbreak and they found a way through it. NFL might be forced to pause the season or something, but they will get through it.

 

They really should consider going to a bubble though.