{"id":78094,"date":"2020-09-29T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nfls-titans-have-leagues-first-covid-19-outbreak-with-eight-positive-cases\/"},"modified":"2020-09-29T22:01:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:01:00","slug":"nfls-titans-have-leagues-first-covid-19-outbreak-with-eight-positive-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfls-titans-have-leagues-first-covid-19-outbreak-with-eight-positive-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  NFL\u2019s Titans have league\u2019s first COVID-19 outbreak with eight positive cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b72672d535\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfls-titans-have-leagues-first-covid-19-outbreak-with-eight-positive-cases\/#The_Tennessee_Titans_and_the_Minnesota_Vikings_the_team_they_played_last_Sunday_have_temporarily_suspended_in-person_activities\" >The Tennessee Titans and the Minnesota Vikings, the team they played last Sunday, have temporarily suspended in-person activities.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfls-titans-have-leagues-first-covid-19-outbreak-with-eight-positive-cases\/#Titans_Head_coach_Mike_Vrabel_gestures_to_his_team_before_the_game_against_the_Minnesota_Vikings_at_US_Bank_Stadium\" >Titans Head coach Mike Vrabel gestures to his team before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfls-titans-have-leagues-first-covid-19-outbreak-with-eight-positive-cases\/#Associated_Press\" >Associated Press<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  NFL\u2019s Titans have league\u2019s first COVID-19 outbreak with eight positive cases<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Tennessee_Titans_and_the_Minnesota_Vikings_the_team_they_played_last_Sunday_have_temporarily_suspended_in-person_activities\"><\/span>\n  The Tennessee Titans and the Minnesota Vikings, the team they played last Sunday, have temporarily suspended in-person activities.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full 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title=\"Titans Head coach Mike Vrabel gestures to his team before the game against the Minnesota...\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n<h4 class=\"wsj-article-caption-content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Titans_Head_coach_Mike_Vrabel_gestures_to_his_team_before_the_game_against_the_Minnesota_Vikings_at_US_Bank_Stadium\"><\/span>Titans Head coach Mike Vrabel gestures to his team before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>      <span class=\"wsj-article-credit article__inset__image__caption__credit\" itemprop=\"creator\"><br \/>\n            Stephen Maturen\/Getty Images<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) \u2014 The Tennessee Titans suspended in-person activities through Friday after the NFL says three Titans players and five personnel tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first COVID-19 outbreak of the NFL season in Week 4.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       The outbreak threatened to jeopardize the Titans\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> this weekend against the Pittsburgh Steelers and posed the first significant in-season test to the league\u2019s coronavirus protocols.<\/p>\n<p> The NFL issued a statement Tuesday saying both the Titans and Minnesota Vikings suspended in-person activities Tuesday following the Titans\u2019 test results. The\u00a0Titans beat the Vikings 31-30\u00a0in Minneapolis last weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong>Want to bet on the presidential debate? For the first time ever in the U.S., you can do it legally<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth clubs are working closely with the NFL and the NFLPA, including our infectious disease experts, to evaluate close contacts, perform additional testing and monitor developments,\u201d the league said.<\/p>\n<p>A person familiar with situation told The Associated Press the eight test results were all confirmed positives, making this the first outbreak since the season began on Sept 10. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of health privacy regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings released a statement saying they had not received any positive results from their testing after Sunday\u2019s game against the Titans. They also said they followed NFL protocol by closing their facility im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely and were working to determine when they can reopen.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota is scheduled to visit Houston (0-3) on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Titans (3-0) are scheduled to host the Steelers (3-0) on Sunday in a matchup of two of the league\u2019s seven remaining undefeated teams. With the Titans unable to practice until Saturday at the earliest, when that game might be played is unknown.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll decisions will be made with health and safety as our primary consideration,\u201d the NFL said. \u201cWe will continue to share updates as more information becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spokesman Burt Lauten said the Steelers have been in contact with the NFL about the Titans\u2019 positive tests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been informed to proceed with our game preparations for Sunday\u2019s game until we are informed otherwise,\u201d Lauten said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward\u00a0wrote on Twitter that the guys playing the next week now wind up affected.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetTweet\n          inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CamHeyward\/status\/1310956169603710978?s=20\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       \u201cThis is wild but this is the world we live in now,\u201d Heyward wrote.<\/p>\n<p>At least one member of the Titans knows what he wants this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanna play,\u201d Titans starting left guard Rodger Saffold\u00a0wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetTweet\n          inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rodger_Saffold\/status\/1310984629760012288\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       The Titans initially announced Tuesday morning that they would be working remotely \u201cout of an abundance of caution\u201d after several test results came back positive. They beat the Vikings in Minneapolis without\u00a0outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen, who did not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> with the Titans following a test result Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Mike Vrabel said Monday that Bowen was not with the team. Rookie offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson, their top draft pick out of Georgia, also has been on the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/d10998b92842da8aa826dceae0199002\" class=\"icon none\">reserve\/COVID-19 list<\/a>\u00a0for the Titans since Sept. 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Titans use devices that detect whenever someone is within 6 feet of another device and records how long they are that close together. That provides a recording of everyone\u2019s interactions from inside the team headquarters to the practice field, an airplane, inside a hotel and at a stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong>Charles Barkley dismisses the \u2018Defund the Police\u2019 movement: \u2018Who are black people supposed to call, Ghostbusters?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>That information should help the Titans and the infectious disease experts know which players and coaches were at risk. 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