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The Tennessee Titan’s recent string of positive COVID-19 results could seriously put the Kansas City Chiefs‘ Week 6 game against the Buffalo Bills in disarray. Because the Titans found out Thursday that yet another player tested positive, NFL officials are now reportedly contemplating postponing their Week 5 matchup against the Buffalo Bills from Sunday afternoon to Monday or Tuesday.
How does that affect the reigning Super Bowl champions? Well, according to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, Kansas City’s Week 6 primetime matchup against the Bills scheduled for next Thursday (October 15) could be rescheduled to Saturday.
Not only could this decision potentially affect the players’ fitness and schedule, but it has the potential to mess with their paycheck. Per additional reports, Bills players run the risk of missing out on their game check under the league’s revised COVID-19 policy. Per Russini, Buffalo’s goal is to suit up against the Titans on Sunday as planned.
NFL officials have yet to release a statement on what the final decision is, but Chiefs fans might want to make alternative game day arrangements should the mid-week contest move to the weekend.
The Chiefs Are Already on Alert After a Patriots Player Tested Positive
Kansas City grabbed a comfortable win against AFC rivals the New England Patriots Monday, but the events following that 26-10 victory have a number of team personnel on notice. On Tuesday, Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
#Patriots star CB Stephon Gilmore has tested positive for the coronavirus and the team isn’t expected to practice today, per sources.
The reigning Defensive Player of the Year recipient played all 56 of New England’s defensive snaps on Monday, and following the match shook hands with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Put Mahomes in a hermetically sealed bubble please
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Mahomes called the decision to come in contact with his opponent a “mental lapse.”
Patrick Mahomes called it a “mental lapse” connecting with Gilmore after the game — something he’s used to doing. He slept in a different bedroom than his fiancee over the weekend, he said.
Wide receiver Tyreek Hill disclosed he’s taking extra precaution to help prevent the virus from spreading, revealing that he’s doubling up on masks moving forward.
“Controlling what I can control. I’m even doing double masks today, I got the mask and the Coach Reid Visor on,” the four-time Pro Bowler said Wednesday.
Head coach Andy Reid emphasized in his address that the team has remained diligent about safety precautions and while this experience is unlike anything else they’ve witnessed, are doing their best to “work through” these special circumstances.
“Were all wearing masks, we’ve tried to keep our noses and mouths covered and be as safe as we can off the field. Every day is a new experience that you’ve just got to work through.”
So far, zero Kansas City players have made headlines due to a positive coronavirus test since the Monday night matchup.
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