Lab says contamination caused false positives

A lab used by the NFL for COVID-19 testing of players, coaches and other staff says that 77 false positives were returned over the weekend because of a contamination. “On August 22, BioReference Laboratories reported an elevated number of positive COVID-19 PCR test results for NFL players and personnel at multiple clubs,” the lab’s statement [more]

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Dan Quinn says Falcons won’t pursue Earl Thomas

Dan Quinn was the defensive coordinator of the Seahawks before he became the head coach of the Falcons and safety Earl Thomas was one of the best players on a unit that helped Seattle win Super Bowl XLVIII. The Seahawks went back to the Super Bowl the next season before Quinn headed to Atlanta, but [more]

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Punches thrown by Jordan Jenkins in Jets camp

The Jets are showing some fight in training camp, although it’s just with each other. Via Brian Costello of the New York Post, the Jets had a number of the usual training camp skirmishes pop up in practice, but it seemed to go up a notch beyond the normal “guys are tired of seeing the [more]

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Mike McCarthy on Earl Thomas: “Very confident” about our current roster

When the Ravens released safety Earl Thomas on Sunday, it didn’t take long for some to ask whether the Cowboys would make a play for the Texas native. Thomas has shown interest in playing for the Cowboys over the years and the team engaged in trade talks involving Thomas a couple of years ago, but [more]

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David Montgomery slimmed down in hopes of boosting production

Bears running back David Montgomery had the second-most rushing yards of any rookie in the NFL last season, but he also averaged the second-fewest yards per carry of any back with more than 200 attempts. Montgomery said in June that he will be better this time around and part of his plan to boost his [more]

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Retests of 77 positives from NJ lab all come back negative

Eleven NFL teams received news of positive COVID-19 tests this weekend, but those positives were not what they seemed to be. All 77 samples that produced positive tests were from one BioReference laboratory in New Jersey while the other four labs used by the league had no positive tests. That led the NFL to investigate [more]

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Andre Dillard left practice early with undisclosed injury

The Eagles are sufficiently confident about their tackle situation, that they brought veteran Jason Peters back to make him a guard. But both their starting  tackles were absent by the end of Sunday’s practice. According to Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com, left tackle Andre Dillard left practice early with an undisclosed injury. Right tackle Lane Johnson [more]

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