Jets Confirm Player’s Positive Coronavirus Test

If Tennessee and Buffalo play on Tuesday, the Bills’ next game, against the Kansas City Chiefs, would be moved back three days from Thursday, Oct. 15.

The league had already postponed the Titans’ game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, scheduled for this past Sunday, by three weeks because of the Titans’ outbreak.

The league also on Thursday moved the Patriots-Denver Broncos game, scheduled for Sunday, to 5 p.m. Eastern on Monday, after Stephon Gilmore, New England’s star cornerback, was reported to have tested positive.

Last week, the Patriots’ Sunday game was moved to Monday because the team’s quarterback, Cam Newton, had tested positive.

At the same time, the league is moving to tighten its oversight of teams, and threatening to punish organizations that do not abide by the protocols. The N.F.L. said it would use video surveillance to ensure that players and coaches were wearing proper protective equipment at team facilities, and it is investigating whether the Titans violated league rules by working out after the club’s facility was closed because of the outbreak in the locker room.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/sports/football/new-york-jets-coronavirus.html