NFL now has had 75 player positives for COVID the past two days, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 15, 2021
By last count, the NFL has had at least 75 players test positive for COVID-19 since Monday. The Seattle Seahawks, however, don’t have a single player on the list.
Coach Pete Carroll was asked on Monday how he was addressing concerns surrounding the recent surge of coronavirus cases around the league.
“We just elevated all of our alerts on mask-wearing and all of the stuff that we can do there,” Carroll told reporters. “We have been talking about it for a couple of days leading into it. I didn’t have that news when I met with the team today, so I didn’t get to convey that to them, but I was on the topic anyway. Everybody is on high alert.”
Unfortunately for the Seahawks, they are set to face the Rams in Week 15 and Los Angeles is currently one of the teams facing the highest levels of outbreak as of this post.
Now due to COVID, the Rams have closed their training facility and have entered the NFL’s intensive protocols.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 14, 2021
“We’re just trying to stay healthy,” Carroll said. “We’re going to try to keep doing a good job at it. Hopefully, we can get through just another day. Just one day at a time. It’s constant as anything we’ve ever been around. We just have to do a good job. I’ve got to do better. I have to remind guys more.”
For now, the Seahawks and Rams are set to kick off at 1:25 p.m. PT on Sunday in Los Angeles.
