The Baltimore Ravens appear to have the worst outbreak of COVID-19 the NFL has seen this season. With 10 players already on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, Baltimore had yet another large number of players test positive on Thursday.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec, the Ravens had four more players and another coach test positive for COVID-19. That would seemingly include quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was reported to have tested positive Thursday.
If four more players did indeed test positive and Jackson is among them, that would mean a minimum of 14 players will be on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Those that test positive are held out for a minimum of 10 days, per the NFL’s protocols. Those that are labeled as a “close contact” are held out for a minimum of five days, barring any positive tests or symptoms appearing.
The NFL has already rescheduled Baltimore’s Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, moving it from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon. The Ravens disciplined a strength and conditioning coach for not wearing a mask or the tracking device, potentially kickstarting Baltimore’s COVID-19 outbreak.
