better than a paper cut...
Posted on 03/19/2020 2:02:19 PM PDT by Red Badger
The NFL is taking COVID-19 very seriously, and on Thursday an example of a positive COVID-19 test from within NFL community underscored that it should be.
Saints coach Sean Payton told ESPN that he has tested positive for the virus.
There’s no mention as to whether Payton, 56, is suffering from any symptoms. Many who have the virus have no symptoms, or mild ones.
Payton told ESPN that he came forward with the diagnosis to encourage people to “heed the warnings of government officials, stay inside, and behave responsibly.”
Amen to that. We wish Coach Payton a quick recovery, and we thank him for shining a light on the importance of doing whatever we can to limit the spread of the virus.
There may be no season after all. Certainly training camps and pre-season will be impacted.
“There may be no season after all. Certainly training camps and pre-season will be impacted.”
Probably not - optional gatherings like sporting events will be about to the last things to recover - probably over several years (unless we get a vaccine out).
Then what's the point of this article, NBC?! To let the common person know they're at the bottom of the list for tests, while high-visibility NFL coaches get one early in the process? As if I needed another reason to hate the NFL or NBC.
In a related stories... Sean Payton announces high-dollar “bounties” to scientists who can knock the coronavirus out of the game!
Hee hee
The HIPPA Laws may prevent them from reporting anything................
feeling under the weather is not enough for general public to be tested.
Eli Lilly has agreed to do free tests in their state. But the idiots running the Indiana govt say you dont need the test with mild symptoms.
You do. You need to know who has it to stop them from spreading it
did ya’ll know that I have a hangnail?
He did an interview on TVG a few days ago from Oaklawn Park in Arkansas:
https://twitter.com/TVG/status/1238955504606404609
It’s nice to see that hollywood celebrities and sports personalities are given testing priority.
Does the COVID-19 virus get a bounty for taking him out? :-P
NFL season doesnt start till September.
If the country is still totally shut down at that point, there won’t be an economy left anyway.
“The HIPPA Laws may prevent them from reporting anything.”
Probably so, but HE could have said something about his symptoms if he wanted his message to have a lot more value than it has.
better than a paper cut...
Hey...everyone...I’ve had an on and off sore throat for the last month....YOO HOO...anyone care?
I do!
Florio is a drama queen.
Oh, thank you...thank you...thank you
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