The Chiefs’ bid to repeat as NFL champions might’ve been upended not by Tom Brady, Ndamukong Suh and the Buccaneers, but by a barber.
Wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and backup center Daniel Kilgore went on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday as close contacts of an unspecified person who tested positive for the virus. It turns out, as multiple media outlets reported Wednesday, that person was a barber the Chiefs brought in Sunday for any player who wanted a cut before Super Bowl week.
Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes was among the players scheduled for a trim before the Chiefs received the barber’s positive test and immediately removed him.
And by immediately, they mean immediately. Kilgore was mid-haircut when the team received the result.
NFL protocol mandates that close contacts be removed from team activities for five days as a precaution. While Kilgore and Robinson can’t practice, they’re eligible to play Sunday if they continue testing negative.
