The Detroit Lions have removed quarterback Matthew Stafford from the reserve-COVID-19 list.
In a statement released by the team, the Lions insisted that Stafford never had COVID-19 — disputing an earlier report from MMQB’s Albert Breer — and that his test was a False Positive result.
“Today we removed Matthew Stafford from the COVID-IR list and onto the Active Roster,” the Lions said in a press release. “As a result of a False-Positive test result, he was forced due to NFL/NFLPA protocols to sit out until he received two negative tests. His testing sequence for the Pre-Entry period was: negative, negative, False-Positive. The next three tests were all negative.
“To be clear, Matthew does NOT have COVID-19 and never has had COVID-19 and the test in question was a False-Positive. Also, all of Matthew’s family have been tested and everyone is negative.”
Stafford’s next step is to report to Allen Park for a physical and then he can begin the team’s strength and conditioning program.
