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The Tennessee Titans have recently garnered a total of three players and five personnel who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The development will have major implications for the NFL teams moving forward, especially for the Titans and the Minnesota Vikings who matched up in Week 3 proceedings.
ESPN's Dianna Russini bared the plans of the Titans organization in lieu of the situation via Twitter:
The Titans will not be allowed in their building until Saturday. Everything will be done remotely.
This is going to be a big challenge for the organization and the league.— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) September 29, 2020
NFL insider Dan Graziano also tweeted the actions that the Vikings will take in response to the matter:
Per sources, Vikings won’t be back in their facility until all of their test results are in. League contact tracing has identified 48 close contacts with the eight people who tested positive in Tennessee. Contingency/rescheduling plans are being discussed, obviously.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) September 29, 2020
From September 13 to 19, the NFL was able to report zero positive confirmed tests for the virus among its players. The league has not yet released figures for the later dates.
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The situation involving the Titans and the Vikings will potentially affect the next games on their schedules. The former will face the Pittsburgh Steelers while the latter will visit the Houston Texans on October 4.
In the event that the teams' Week 4 games will push through, both squads will certainly be at a disadvantage against their opponents because they will be conducting everything through online means from now on. Their training facilities have been recently shut down to control the widespread of the virus.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell also provided updates regarding the situation:
“Both clubs are working closely with the NFL and the [NFL Players Association], including our infectious disease experts, to evaluate close contacts, perform additional testing and monitor developments,” he said. “All decisions will be made with health and safety as our primary consideration. We will continue to share updates as more information becomes available.”
Both squads will have to wait for the coming days in order to know their status for the coming games. Knowing that the league is not spared from the virus, the other NFL teams will work to heed safety precautionary measures moving forward.
