The Detroit Lions have placed second-year tight end Isaac Nauta on COVID-19 reserve, giving the team a league-high seven players on the list.
This means Nauta has either tested positive or been in close proximity of someone who tested positive — which group he falls in is not known as the Lions are not permitted to disclose if a player tested positive or not.
Nauta joins starting corner Justin Coleman who was also placed on the COVID-19 reserve list today, as well as five others from yesterday including Kenny Golladay, T.J. Hockenson, Amani Oruwariye, Jalen Eliott, and Aaryn Siposs — who admitted he tested positive for COVID-19 but is asymptomatic.
If Nauta did test positive, like Siposs, he would have to take the following steps to return to Allen Park, per NFL/NFLPA report on COVID education:
If Nauta was just in close proximity of a person who tested positive the following steps would need to be taken, per the above report:
