The National Football League (NFL) has reportedly made a huge change in how it deals with players who test positive for COVID-19, reducing the number of days they must quarantine by half.
“NFL and NFLPA now have adopted the new CDC guidelines that reduce the quarantine time to 5 days from 10 days for all COVID positive players who are asymptomatic, including those who are unvaccinated, per sources,” ESPN and NFL Insider Adam Schefter tweeted Tuesday. (RELATED: Aaron Rodgers Says Science That ‘Can’t Be Questioned’ Is ‘Propaganda’)
NFL and NFLPA now have adopted the new CDC guidelines that reduce the quarantine time to 5 days from 10 days for all Covid positive players who are asymptomatic, including those who are unvaccinated, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 28, 2021
The reported change means that an unvaccinated player who tests positive will be gone for five days, not 10, ProFootball Talk.com noted. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
He noted in a second post that the reported move by the league brings about a huge break for the Indianapolis Colts, after its QB Carson Wentz tested positive Tuesday for the coronavirus and is unvaccinated.
A break for Colts’ QB Carson Wentz, who is unvaccinated and tested positive today. https://t.co/2Blb2l5UiY
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 28, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday a reduction in the length of time a person must isolate if they test positive for COVID-19, down to five days, compared to the previous policy of 10 days.