The Cleveland Browns' COVID-19 outbreak has currently reached 20 players. The NFL's confusing testing protocols have sidelined several of their key players and head coach Kevin Stefanski.

Superstar defensive end Myles Garrett is one of the Browns' players who have not contracted the virus, and he is making sure it stays that way. According to Scott Petrak of The Chronicle-Telegram and Medina Gazette, Garrett said that he is going to serious lengths to avoid catching the virus.

“I was out there at the end of practice doing my own thing kind of on the side,” Garrett said Thursday. “I’m trying to get my work done myself and walking through, getting some conditioning and just trying to take precaution for myself.

“I know how it affected me, so I’m not trying to catch it, even if I’m asymptomatic this time around. No telling what it could do to my loved ones and what happened with them last year.”

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Garrett, who has a strong case to be this season's Defensive Player of the Year, contracted the virus a year ago and missed two games because of it. He explained that he uses his social distancing approach outside of practice, too.

“When I haven’t been at work, I’ve been home, trying to stay secluded to myself and just trying to stay with my family. I don’t want them if they’re away from me to get it. While I’m at the facility I want to stay away from my parents and the people around me so they don’t have to be subject to it, as well.”

The Browns are scheduled to face the Las Vegas Raiders this Saturday, though the NFLPA is trying to have the game rescheduled.