Tennessee’s Covid-19 Outbreak Continues: Three More Titans Test Positive

Topline

Three more members of the Tennessee Titans tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, according to ESPN, bringing the total number of people within the organization who have tested positive this week to 16, casting further ambiguity on when the Titans might be healthy enough to resume their season.  

Key Facts

Key Background:

As of Friday, the seven Titan players that had tested positive were wide receivers Adam Humphries and Cameron Batson, nose tackle DaQuan Jones, linebacker Kamalei Correa, cornerback Kristian Fulton, long-snapper Beau Brinkley and tight end Tommy Hudson. On Wednesday, head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters that some were experiencing flu-like symptoms. The Steelers-Titans game is the first Covid-related schedule modification of the season and the first time since 2017 that any NFL game has had to be postponed. The Minnesota Vikings, who played the Titans last weekend, have had no players, coaches or staffers test positive this week. They are leaving Saturday to travel to Houston to play the Texans at 1 p.m. ET Sunday at NRG Stadium, as originally scheduled.

Tangent:

The Pittsburgh Steelers were scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in Week 7, but the Ravens had a bye in Week 8, giving the league some flexibility. Thus, the NFL decided to shift the Ravens-Steelers to Week 8, enabling Tennessee to host Pittsburgh in Week 7.

Further Reading:

Titans-Steelers Game Won’t Be Played In Week 4 After Two More Titans Test Positive For Covid-19 (Forbes) 

Titans up to 8 players positive for COVID-19 this week, source says (ESPN)

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