The NFL might be getting ready to start back up ahead of the 2020 season, but the league is not immune to the realities of the coronavirus pandemic. The NFL Players Association announced on Friday that 12 rookies had tested positive in the first wave of testing, as training camps opened up for first-players this week.
The NFLPA told players tonight 12 rookies have tested positive for COVID-19 leaguewide in the initial round of screening, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 24, 2020
Those 12 positive results are doubly concerning, as they come from only nine teams that have reported their tests so far; that number could rise as more rookies get tested and receive a diagnosis. Per an agreement between the league and the players union, players will be tested daily for coronavirus for the first two weeks of training camp, to ensure no one is bringing in the virus to their respective camps.
According to Bleacher Report, the league will continue to test daily until the positivity rate drops below 5 percent. As of July 21, 59 players had tested positive, which adds up to about 2 percent of those tested.
For the league to start on time, it will have to identify and isolate those who test positive immediately, in hopes of flattening its own internal curve. By testing daily as players return to camp from months away, the NFL hopes to control the spread of the virus in order to start the season on time; currently, that is scheduled for September 10.
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