NFL investigating 'several' new positive coronavirus cases from New Jersey lab.
as possibly being a lab issue, just over two weeks before it plans to kick off the 2020 season.
The league announced in a statement Sunday that its testing lab in New Jersey returned several positives from across the league. Clubs are looking to confirm the tests as the NFL works with its testing partner to investigate any irregularities, with the league saying other laboratories used for NFL testing have not returned similar results.
“Clubs are taking immediate precautionary measures as outlined in the NFL-NFLPA’s health and safety protocols to include contract tracing, isolation of individuals and temporarily adjusting the schedule, where appropriate,” the NFL said Sunday.
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