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Update: Omicron is in Ashburn
A Tier 3 staffer with the Washington Football Team tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19, per source. The first known case of that variant in the NFL. Another sign of the evolving nature of the situation, on the same day 36 NFL players went on COVID reserve lists.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 13, 2021
Update: Washington is in enhanced COVID protocols due to the number of positive tests
Washington is now in “enhanced” covid protocols, which means all players and staff, regardless of vaccination status, are required to test daily, wear masks indoors at the team’s facilities and meet virtually.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) December 13, 2021
The COVID wave has officially hit the Washington Football Team, and we are seeing the next phase. Montez Sweat tested positive and had to delay his return from IR by 10 days because he was unvaccinated. News then came out that LB Khaleke Hudson(also on IR), CB Darryl Roberts, DE James Smith-Williams, and DE Casey Toohill were also being placed on the Reserve/COVID list.
JP Finlay was the first to report the Jonathan Allen has tested positive for COVID. Allen is vaccinated so he will need 2 negative tests 24 hours apart to return to the team and be eligible to play in Sunday’s away game vs the Philadelphia Eagles. Finlay also said that 3 other players tested positive and would be placed on the reserve list. Two of those players are on defense and the other player is on offense.
Allen is vaccinated and needs two negative tests 24 hours apart to return. Im hearing at least 3 more positive tests in Washington also
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) December 13, 2021
UPDATE: 3 more players go on the Reserve/COVID list
We have placed the following active roster and practice squad players on the Reserve/COVID List:
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) December 13, 2021
-DT Jonathan Allen
-LB David Mayo
- DE William Bradley-King
-TE Temarrick Hemingway
Update: Washington claimed an offensive lineman
We have claimed the following player off waivers from Buffalo:
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) December 13, 2021
-C/G Jamil Douglas pic.twitter.com/VhDUEyhvIB
Update: coaches and staff required to get booster shots by Dec. 27th
Tier 1 + 2 staff are coaches, front office employees and basically anyone whose job requires them to interact with players. Players are not required to get a booster shot, but league officials have said previously that those who are eligible and want one should get it.
— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) December 14, 2021
Meanwhile, discussions about booster shots for players continue between the league and the union. Teams have been told they can consider offering boosters to players on site. More than 80% of vaxxed players got their initial doses at team facilities.
— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) December 14, 2021
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