The Broncos have had 13 gamers in protocols previously seven weeks, together with 4 who’re at the moment on the reserve record.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos proceed to separate as a lot as doable in hopes of stemming the COVID-19 virus that’s sweeping the NFL.
Greater than 70 gamers throughout the league have examined optimistic for the virus previously three days. Seven groups – the Rams, Bears, Falcons, Browns, Washington, Lions and Vikings – have gone to all digital conferences.
Whereas the Broncos haven’t been hit as laborious as different groups in current days, they haven’t been resistant to the virus.
They’ve had 13 gamers, plus offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, check optimistic for the virus previously seven weeks. They at the moment have 4 gamers within the COVID-19 protocols: Beginning exterior linebacker Malik Reed, backup security P.J. Lock, backup working again Mike Boone and apply squad receiver Seth Williams.
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The Broncos adjusted their setup a number of weeks in the past by transferring offensive conferences to the spacious Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse and defensive conferences to bigger rooms. Masks have additionally change into obligatory indoors, and testing for Tier-2 employees has elevated.
“We don’t have to do this, however we’ve been doing that for an excellent bit proper now,’’ Broncos head coach Vic Fangio stated on Monday. “We’ll see the place it goes this subsequent day or two. We could must do extra.”
The Broncos had been among the many most affected groups by the virus final season, most notably in a November recreation in opposition to New Orleans wherein all 4 quarterbacks had been sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols.
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This 12 months the one starters who’ve missed at the very least one recreation are tight finish Noah Fant, left sort out Garett Bolles and Reed.
Different groups have been extra adversely affected, nevertheless, together with the Lions who needed to name up 7 apply squad gamers to play of their 38-10 loss to the Broncos on Sunday at Empower Subject at Mile Excessive.
“You discover it, clearly, and you understand it will possibly occur to you,’’ Fangio stated. “It’s not simply, ‘Effectively, that’s their drawback.’ It may find yourself being our drawback similar to final 12 months—should you bear in mind—once we had been on the fallacious facet of New England’s drawback. We misplaced our bye and had our recreation postponed. I advised the group, ‘Hey, it may come our means sooner or later.’ It did as you guys know.”
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