The Tennessee Titans have dealt with a plethora of positive COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, but they may finally be turning a corner. Despite the issues they've experienced, the Titans seem to be making significant progress from their COVID-19 outbreak, per ESPN's Turron Davenport.
Consecutive days of zero positive tests is great news for the #Titans. The next goal is to open the facility this afternoon.
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) October 10, 2020
Since the Monday after their Week 3 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, the Titans haven't been able to use their facility to practice. Altogether, Tennessee would accrue 23 total positive tests of COVID-19, causing them to postpone their Week 4 contest versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Besides the Steelers game, the Titans will also have their Week 5 bout with the Buffalo Bills moved to Tuesday night. Of course, that is contingent upon Tennessee having successive days without a positive test leading into the game on Tuesday.
Article Continues BelowAlong with being able to reopen the facility on Saturday, the Titans also activated Isaiah Wilson and Greg Mabin from the COVID-19 reserve list, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. Wilson was the first player that Tennessee placed on the reserve list prior to the outbreak that took place within the organization.
The #Titans' longest-tenured player on the Reserve/COVID-19 list (rookie first-round OT Isaiah Wilson) and the first to go on during the recent outbreak (practice-squad DB Greg Mabin) have both been activated.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 10, 2020
Given the fact that the Titans have had a slight layoff since last playing a game, they'll need some time to get back into a rhythm. Before suffering an outbreak with COVID-19, Tennessee won their first three games and was hitting their stride offensively.
Due to the number of cases that took place, the NFL is conducting an investigation to ensure that the Titans didn't break the league's COVID-19 protocols. At the least, while Tennessee could be handed down punishments from the league, it appears they'll finally be able to play a game this week.