- Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, tested positive for COVID-19Monday
- Six McCarthy assistant coaches and one player also tested positive.
- They will all be missing the team’s next match against the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday.
COVIDThe Dallas Cowboys are now in worse shape thanks to -19.
Mike McCarthy, the head coach, three of the offensive coaches, three strength coaches and Terrance Steele, the offensive tackle, all tested positive for COVID-19 Monday. According to the report, they will all be absent from the team’s next game against New Orleans Saints Thursday night. ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
McCarthy, the only coach in the NFL to have a positive test and be forced to miss games this season, was Kliff Kingberry of the Arizona Cardinals. McCarthy received his vaccine in July, following some controversy over McCarthy’s comments that he “wasn’t 100% on board with” the vaccination. vaccine,“According To CBS Sports.
This outbreak follows a shocking 36-33 overtime loss to Las Vegas Raiders on Thanksgiving. Dallas was responsible for 28 penalties totaling 276 yards, a record in the league. This was the third loss for the team in four games.
Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott — who tested positive for COVID-19 in June 2020, and had The worst statistical season of his career that year — may also be out this week to rest a knee injury, according to Sports Illustrated.
Amari Cooper is a Cowboys wide receiver, but he has not been vaccinated. CowboysHe has been on the COVID-19 team’s list since November 19 and is now cleared to return to work on Monday. However, he will be joining a team that is already depleted.
The Cowboys released a StatementMonday, McCarthy “will continue to direct, and be in involved in, all meetings and game preparations on a virtual basis for the remainder of the week, including Thursday’s meetings in New Orleans.”
This season, the NFL tightened COVID-19 regulations
The following year, NFL is now imposing more severe penaltiesCOVID-19-infected teams than in 2020.
A team can lose a game if it has an outbreak or doesn’t have 54 players. Last year, however, the game would be rescheduled. (No team has ever had to forfeit because of an outbreak.
COVID-19 is a disease that affects vaccine-vaccinated coaches and players. They must test for the disease to avoid self-isolation. Non-vaccinated members of the team are prohibited from participating in games for a minimum of 10 days. They must also be away for 72 hours after feeling no symptoms.
Insider’s Hilary Brueck reportedLast week, Dr. Allen Sills (NFL’s top physician) urged everyone to get vaccinated in order to keep the game alive. Sills stated that he has witnessed firsthand how vaccinated athletes who have COVID-19 breakthrough cases recover much quicker than those who are not vaccinated.