How the Coronavirus is affecting the Lions / NFL overall

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Saints player's positive COVID test leaves Sunday's Lions game up in the air

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I'm skeptical this game will be starting today at 1:00pm ET.

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Saints’ Michael Burton’s COVID-19 re-test comes back negative

Saints’ situation exposes flaw in NFL’s contact tracing system

Report: Lions-Saints game on as scheduled after overnight false-positive COVID scare

Lions game still on after Saints player reportedly cleared following false-positive COVID test

Two more positive COVID-19 tests in Titans organization

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Thankfully, Michael Burton's COVID 19 Test from Saturday turned out to be a False Positive result and that the other Saints tested again last night tested negative.

Hopefully, no one in the Titans organization or anyone that came in contact with anyone of them is or will become seriously ill.

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Detroit Lions cut jobs on business side as football team struggles on field

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Very unfortunate news that was inevitable when looking at what has transpired.

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Falcons, set to host Detroit next week, shut down facility amid possible COVID-19 outbreak

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If the Falcons COVID-19 situation turns out to be beyond the current information of positive test results, the Lions-Falcons game could be postponed until Monday or Tuesday that week. Another possibility is the Lions are given another opponent next week, with the Lions-Falcons game then scheduled for later in the season.

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Another Lions opponent is dealing with a COVID-19 scare, but Sunday's game still on

Jaguars place 12 practice squad players, Josh Mauro on COVID list

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I'm assuming that the Jaguars players, coaches, and staff were tested for COVID-19 on Saturday . Hopefully, no one else with the Jaguars was exposed to the virus and that the Jaguars Practice Squad player ( s ) with COVID-19 will have a complete and smooth recovery.

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No new positive tests for Jaguars

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Excellent news under the circumstance.

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Detroit Lions shut down facility due to 2 positive COVID cases, going virtual in short week

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Hopefully, both people in the Lions organization that tested positive don't have any symptoms and will test negative soon.

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Lions’ Darrell Bevell, almost entire defensive coaching staff considered close contacts to COVID-19

Lions determining who can coach this weekend after COVID-19 positives



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There are 3 concerns that come to mind:

1. The health of all of the people at risk of illness.

2. The Lions could lose a draft pick.

3. The affect the situation will have on preparation of the upcoming game against the Bucs and the in the game itself.

The only reason why the game might not be moved to Monday or Tuesday is the Bucs would be at a competitive disadvantage for their regular season finale vs. the Falcons.

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Study of NFL and other leagues finds five athletes had heart problems after COVID-19

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The question that comes to mind is how many more athletes have undetected heart disease as a result of COVID-19? What % of athletes that had COVID-19 were even tested for heart disease once being cleared to return to play professional sports in the USA or Canada? Let alone being tested months later.

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Detroit Lions’ entire coaching staff has been vaccinated

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My thoughts remain along the lines from the 'Taylor Decker quotes/ info: 2021 season' thread:

detroit-lions-forum.proboards.com/thread/1026/taylor-decker-quotes-info-season

I respect Taylor Decker's decision not to take a COVID-19 vaccine and others that decide not to take the Vaccine. The same regarding those who decided to take a COVID-19 vaccine, including Alex Anzalone. Each person should make the best informed decision possible.

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NFL releases major COVID-19 vaccination protocol details

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Regardless off one's opinion on being vaccinated, the NFL is making it much more difficult for NFL employees that aren't fully vaccinated (compared to those that are full vaccinated) .

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NFL's new COVID vaccination policy will allow fans at training camp

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Based on the NFL policies for employees of the respective teams, including players and coaches, I'm anticipating that during Training Camps this coming summer, the NFL will differentiate fully vaccinated fans from those not fully vaccinated.

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NFL COVID-19 opt-out deadline set for July 2

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Of the 3 players then with the Lions that opted out of the 2020 season, only WR Geronimo Alison remains with the Lions. The other 2 players were released this off-season.

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No NFL players opted out of playing in 2021 due to COVID-19

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After seeing that fans are banned from the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, it wouldn't surprise me if a new 2021 season Opt-Out window for NFL players is provided in the coming weeks or months.

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Lions won’t require masks, proof of vaccination at 2021 home games


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Excellent news! Hopefully, this will remain the case moving forward!