The Washington Football Team placed defensive tackle Daron Payne on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Sunday.
We have placed DT Daron Payne on the Reserve/COVID-19 List.
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) August 1, 2021
Payne is now the seventh member of the team placed on the COVID list. On Saturday, the WFT placed offensive guard Brandon Scherff and reserve offensive tackle David Sharpe on the list.
Washington was off on Sunday after traveling back from Richmond to Ashburn. The team will be back on the practice field Monday.
Of the seven players on the COVID-19 list, Scherff, Payne, wide receiver Curtis Samuel, offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas and defensive tackle Matt Ioannidis are either starters or are expected to be significant players on the 2021 team.
Head coach Ron Rivera opened camp last week, expressing his frustration on his team’s lower vaccination rate as compared to other teams. Rivera, who underwent treatment for cancer during the season in 2020, is immunocompromised.
Washington opens the preseason at New England on Thursday, Aug. 12.
