On Monday morning, the Packers announced that one of their players has tested positive for the coronavirus. That player is running back A.J. Dillon, according to NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero (on Twitter).
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With that, the Packers’ Thursday night game against the 49ers is now in jeopardy. Dillon has been in especially close proximity with the team’s other RBs, heightening the odds of potential transmission. In any event, Dillon will be a no-go for this week.
Dillon played on ten offensive snaps and seven special teams snaps against the Vikings on Sunday. The hope is that there was no viral spread during his limited usage.
The league tests its players on Sunday morning before each game, but the results do not come in until Sunday night or Monday morning. Similar to the situation with the Ravens and star cornerback Marlon Humphrey, the team did not have knowledge of Dillon’s test results until after the game was played.
The Packers selected Dillon with the No. 62 overall pick in this year’s draft. Once projected to play linebacker at Boston College, he’s a promising talent as a power RB. So far this year, he’s averaging 4.2 yards per carry on a limited sample of 23 totes.
That’s two on the same day. Should the league perhaps consider testing the afternoon before a game so they would hopefully have positives back before the game started as opposed to after it was played?
Yeah it makes no sense to test before a game when results won’t ne back for 24+ hours, when the whole point is..or should be..to prevent the spread, particularly to the opposing team.
Dont they test every day? He must’ve had a negative result the day prior.
Yup. Just looked it up and you’re correct.
Wow. Doesn’t give very much hope that this will be contained any time soon, when an organization with the money, clout and perseverance of the NFL can’t completely stop it…
Stop the crap… Let everyone get this virus so it can go away!!
Go away as in 6 feet under?
I mean, hersch, that’s just a ridiculously stupid response. A virus that has a 99.99% survival rate for the general public. These are world class athletes, a little stomach bug will do nothing to them