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Tuesday 3 November 2020
Ravens' Humphrey says he has virus; Packers also have 1 case

By DAVID GINSBURG week of preparation and McCarthy said. Players and tive, released a statement week before playing at San
AP Sports Writer we plan to be ready to personnel also have to re- that tests on their players all Francisco (4-4) on Thursday
Baltimore Ravens All-Pro play the game on Sunday." port any symptoms. came back negative. The night.
cornerback Marlon Hum- In Arizona, Cardinals line-
phrey says he has the coro- backer Devon Kennard
navirus, and several other says he has tested posi-
NFL teams reported positive tive for COVID-19, but feels
tests Monday, providing "completely normal so far."
new concerns for a league The 29-year-old Kennard
trying to complete the sea- signed with the Cardinals
son amid a pandemic. in the offseason after play-
The Green Bay Packers re- ing his first six seasons with
ported that a player tested the New York Giants and
positive for COVID-19, and Detroit Lions. He's played
Arizona coach Kliff Kings- in five games this season,
bury confirmed that two starting four, and has two
Cardinals tested positive sacks.
over the weekend. The Cardinals did not re-
In addition, the Browns con- lease the name of the oth-
ducted meetings remotely er player who tested posi-
Monday after a player re- tive over the weekend.
ported that he is experi- The Browns, meanwhile, an-
encing "COVID-19-related" nounced they would con-
symptoms. duct their football meet-
It was a difficult day for the ings remotely on Monday.
league as it nears the half- The team said: "This morn-
way point of a season that's ing, an active player who
already had its schedule al- Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, left, is stopped short of the goal line by has not been in the facil-
tered by outbreaks of CO- Baltimore Ravens free safety DeShon Elliott (32) and cornerback Marlon Humphrey during the ity today reported that he
second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Baltimore.
VID-19. Associated Press is experiencing COVID-19
In a post on Twitter, Hum- related symptoms. While
phrey wrote: "I got the there have been no posi-
Rona hopefully I'll be back He said the team will hold That explains why players team said it would follow tive test results among play-
healthy soon." virtual meetings but contin- can play on Sunday, then all NFL protocols and take ers, coaches or staff mem-
Humphrey missed practice ue to practice on the field, have a Sunday morning precautionary measures at bers, the team decided to
last Wednesday with what beginning Wednesday. test come back positive on its training complex. host meetings remotely to
the team described as an The NFL administers daily Monday. The Green Bay Packers on exercise the appropriate
"illness," but returned Thurs- testing, including game The Ravens confirmed Mon- Monday also sent out a level of caution."
day and played in Sunday's day and during bye weeks. day that a player tested release that said a player The Houston Texans have
28-24 loss to Pittsburgh. Results of the tests gener- positive for COVID-19, but tested positive. Accord- had no other positive CO-
Ravens coach John Har- ally come in overnight. did not release the name ing to multiple reports, that VID-19 tests since one posi-
baugh ruled Humphrey out Tests taken the day before of the individual. Harbaugh player is running back AJ tive test forced the closure
for Sunday's game in India- the game determine if the confirmed Humphrey was Dillon. of their facility during last
napolis, and said the team player can play on game that player. Packers officials said all week's bye.
has stepped up efforts to day. Humphrey is a key figure on player meetings Monday Interim coach Romeo
monitor the players and On game day, they have a Baltimore defense that would be conducted virtu- Crennel said the facility un-
keep them healthy. their temperatures taken has forced a turnover in 20 ally. The player who tested derwent a deep cleaning
"We're in the intensive pro- by contactless thermom- straight games. positive has self-quaran- last week and that opera-
tocol the NFL puts in place," eters, are screened for loss He had four tackles against tined. tions were back to normal
Harbaugh said. of smell or taste and have Pittsburgh. This marks the first time a on Monday as the Texans
"We prepared for this, other symptoms checked The Steelers, after being Packers player has tested returned to work to prepare
we've had a plan in place, prior to entering the sta- made aware of a Balti- positive during the season. for Sunday's game against
we plan to have a great dium, NFL spokesman Brian more player testing posi- Green Bay (5-2) has a short the Jacksonville Jaguars.q

Supreme Court allows antitrust suit against NFL to proceed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The The lawsuit was filed by stage of the lawsuit, the
Supreme Court said Mon- businesses and individuals high court was not neces-
day an antitrust challenge who say they purchased sarily endorsing the claims.
can go forward to the a package of games from "In sum, the defendants—
way the National Football DirecTV. A lower court the NFL, its teams, and Di-
League sells the rights to ruled that the NFL's con- recTV—have substantial
telecasts of pro football tract with DirecTV may limit arguments on the law. If
games. competition in violation of the defendants do not pre-
The league's 32 teams federal law. The arrange- vail at summary judgment
pool the rights to telecast ment has been in place or at trial, they may raise
their games, negotiating for more than 25 years. those legal arguments
The Supreme Court is seen as morning fog lingers on Capitol packages with the major Justice Brett Kavanaugh again" in a new appeal to
Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. networks as well as the wrote that in rejecting the the Supreme Court, Kava-
Associated Press DirecTV satellite service. NFL's appeal at this early naugh wrote.q