According to the NFL wire report, Steelers tight end Vance McDonald has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
McDonald was listed on the injury report on Friday with an illness but was cleared to travel with the team to Dallas.
Per the NFL’s COVID-19 policies and procedures manual, the player(s) who tested positive is are immediately isolated. They are forbidden access to team facilities, not allowed to have any direct contact with fellow players or team personnel and are placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
In the event a player develops symptoms for the first time while inside the team facility, he must go through the following protocols:
- Immediately isolate in a separate room
- Continue to wear a mask
- Be transported and quarantined at home ASAP
Players can return when the following has been met:
Following a positive test, if the player is asymptomatic, he can return once:
- 10 days have passed since the initial positive test; OR
- Five days have passed since the initial positive test and the player receives two consecutive negative PCR virus tests at least 24 hours apart within that five-day period
Following a positive test, if the player demonstrates symptoms, he can return when:
- At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared; AND
- At least 72 hours have passed since he last experienced symptoms
In either case, a player who tests positive must be cleared by his team’s head physician before returning.
