As COVID-19 continues to impact multiple teams across the National Football League, including the Kansas City Chiefs, here’s everything you need to know as it concerns the Chiefs’ schedule and COVID test results:
Friday, October 9th:
The #Chiefs also had no new positive tests today, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 9, 2020
Additionally, more good news for both the Chiefs’ schedule and the lingering risk of possible exposure during the Patriots game Monday:
No positives this morning for both the Titans and Patriots means that their games now are on track to be played.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 9, 2020
More positives for the Tennessee Titans could result in the Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills getting pushed back again, making this a step in the right direction. Also, continued negative tests out of the Patriots minimizes possible game day exposure concerns from Monday’s game against the Patriots.
That said, this is all day-to-day:
Contact tracing identified multiple #Patriots players as close/high-risk contacts with Stephon Gilmore, per source. Same with #Titans’ latest cases.
Zero new positives today, but more wouldn’t surprise — and wouldn’t necessarily mean canceling games. NFL continues to monitor.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 9, 2020
Thursday, October 8th:
Good news! There were no new positive tests for the Chiefs or the Las Vegas Raiders today. The Raiders are scheduled to play the Chiefs this Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium (12 p.m. CT).
The #Chiefs again had zero positive tests, per source.
So did the #Raiders, who'd put one player on the Reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 8, 2020
Additionally, the New England Patriots, the Chiefs’ Week 4 opponent, also had no new positive tests today:
The #Patriots had no new positive tests today, I’m told. They are working remotely, for at least one more round of COVID-19 tests.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 8, 2020
Wednesday, October 7th:
The Chiefs have not had another positive test, up to this point, since backup quarterback Jordan Ta’amu tested positive this past Saturday.
All tests came back negative from the Kansas City Chiefs today per source.
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) October 7, 2020
The Patriots, the Chiefs’ last opponent in Week 4 on Monday Night Football, have now had three positive tests in the last week with CB Stephon Gilmore being the most-recent.
Stephon Gilmore is the only #Patriots player to test positive from Tuesday's round of testing, per source. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year now joins Cam Newton on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. https://t.co/MWOpsyjhsk
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 7, 2020
Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore has tested positive for COVID-19, as @TomPelissero reported.
So, for now, the Patriots have QB Cam Newton, CB Stephon Gilmore and practice squad DT Bill Murray on their Reserve/COVID-19 list.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 7, 2020
The Raiders, who the Chiefs play in Week 5, had one positive COVID-19 test come back today:
Only 1 Raider player has tested positive for Covid 19. https://t.co/xuvcPbxAB1
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) October 7, 2020