ALLEN PARK, Michigan (AP) – In more than two weeks, the NFL begins its season. This does not leave much time for vital problems with your COVID-19 testing procedures.
BioReference Labs, which is conducting tests for the league, said Monday that remote contamination had caused 77 “most likely false positive results” in its New Jersey lab. Eleven clubs were affected and evidence was reviewed and considered false positives.
“It’s an attractive dynamic because what happened this weekend gave the NFL the opportunity to do some kind of drill chimney verification,” said Dr. Larry Caplin, who said he consulted with NFL players and their union about verification protocols. possible disruptions and vulnerabilities in your process, and is largely similar to the speed at which you can verify the results. “
Among those who reported false positives, the Minnesota Vikings had 12, the New York Jets 10, the Chicago Bears nine and the Detroit Lions one.
“It’s probably smart that it happened now because we can adjust and adjust and perceive if that happens during the season, and the kind of what we’d do from there,” said Vikings coach Mike Zimmer.
Five labs across the country are conducting tests for all 32 league teams, and the New Jersey facility had false positives on Saturday.
The Jets canceled a tour on Saturday night, but had full practice on Sunday morning after the past positive tests came back negative. The Bears changed their scheduled practice from Sunday afternoon. The Cleveland Browns, first of all, canceled the practice, but after further testing, they were able to practice.
“We talked to the team about patience in this process,” Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel said. “There will be things we’ll all have to paint on. But, again, we’re trying to get everyone analyzed and taken out those samples at 10 a.m. to allow the lab to do its homework and recover the effects safely. , successfully and correctly for the next day.”
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AP Pro Football editors Barry Wilner, Teresa M. Walker, Dave Campbell and AP Sports editor Kyle Hightower contributed to the report.
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