The NFL announced Saturday it will postpone the New England Patriots’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs which was set to take place this Sunday at 4:25 p.m. Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and Chiefs quarterback Jordan Ta’Amu tested positive for COVID-19, according to multiple reports. For now, the NFL plans to move the game to Tuesday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
After the Tennessee Titans experienced an outbreak of COVID-19, the NFL may be postponing the game, so as not to create a similar scenario. Much like the Titans, the Patriots and Chiefs had one player test positive on a Friday. Like the Titans, no additional players are staffers have tested positive on Saturday, so far as we know. However, the Titans saw 15 additional players and staffers test positive after playing a game on Sunday.
The expectation is that the Chiefs’ and Patriots’ game will not be played as scheduled tomorrow at 4:25 ET, per source
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Because of that timeline, the NFL may want to wait to see if more Patriots or Chiefs get sick before bringing the teams back together, let alone exposing the teams to each other.
