Cam Newton Tests Positive; Out for KC game

[MoreBellhorn]

Then if a bubble was a no go they shouldn’t have had a season to begin with. This was bound to happen at some point.

Obviously they knew players would test positive. There was no preventing that without a bubble. Covid ripped through a few teams in the MLB and the season went on. I understand it’s easier to reschedule baseball games, but Goodell and company aren’t dumb enough to not have a plan.

 

[Froob]

Well this stinks. Get better soon Cam.

Is Hoyer the starter then?

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Game on Monday night, I hope! Stidhim time...hope sucks

Why? If Stidham turns out to be good, at least we could trade him for a draft pick later on...

 

[Pape]

People wonder why the NFL has mandated the use of masks... To try and limit the spread of any potential outbreak... Let's hope this outbreak in New England is limited in scope, and no one else contracts covid...

First Atlanta, then Tennessee, now New England... The NFL has to jump on this fast and hard before is spreads even further... If it means cancelled games, so be it... If it means forfeit, so be it... Extending the season? Do it...

It's not just the players... It's the coaches, training staff, support personnel, it's the families of all concerned...

If draconian measures are required like hotel isolation, then they should do that, now... Not in a week or two... Otherwise the season might be lost.

 

[slam]

Im not saying entire teams should bubble together.

Im saying PLAYERS should bubble themselves.

Many players go from the stadium to home and NO WHERE else.

Cam clearly didnt do that.

I ask this because I don't know the answer: What did the league tell the players to do or not do?

 

[Love The Drake]

Listen I worked for Verizon my last day was 2 days ago.
In the store we tried to take as much precaution as possible only letting one customer per account in for a limited time and try to do a lot of transactions outside or encourage them to do it online or thru customer service
However the customers that did come in a lot pull their masks down or up when they try to talk to you and we have to decide piss the customer off which creates a bad interaction score which affects pay. Or just stay silent and keep a distance I had a guy pull his mask up he was in a wheel chair and had emphysema. Last person who should get covid is a guy like this?

 

[Hawaiipatsfan2]

Bingo.

Everyone wants to rush to defend him because he puts on a Patriots helmet.

Put team affiliation aside for a moment and THINK!

He went out somewhere or he allowed someone into his home. There is no other way to get it.

bubble. Period.

Im just going to go ahead and say what everyone is thinking. You’re a ****.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Obviously they knew players would test positive. There was no preventing that without a bubble. Covid ripped through a few teams in the MLB and the season went on. I understand it’s easier to reschedule football games, but Goodell and company aren’t dumb enough to not have a plan.

I would say it’s easier to reschedule the baseball games due to playing every day and using doubleheader’s to get caught up

 

[BTTA]

Nobody WILL EVER KNOW FOR SURE how Cam got the virus. There will be hypothesis, but finding "patient zero" will never be certain.

The most studied small workplace in the world, the US White House, can't figure this out for their multiple infections. They can't even nail down the timeline, much less the sequence of people.

It is entirely possible that another Pats player or staff member has had the virus, tested negative, and been spreading it. It is also possible that one of the Raider's had it, still has it, and it testing negative.

 

[sb1]

Report: Patriots-Chiefs will not be played on Sunday

With Patriots quarterback Cam Newton testing positive for COVID-19, the Patriots need to watch and wait for additional positive tests.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

Florio thinks the league could have a week 18 or week 19 and bump the playoffs.

 

[Mack Herron]

Positive tests on both teams

 

[BostonWolverine]

Chiefs practice squad QB Jordan Ta'amu also has Covid per NFL network.

 

[Boomer B]

Well this stinks. Get better soon Cam.

Is Hoyer the starter then?

I’d bet Bill goes with Hoyer. Hoyer is a vet with starting experience and can slide right into this position. He is not gonna throw Stidham in on a few days notice against a team like the Chiefs.

 

[MoreBellhorn]

I would say it’s easier to reschedule the baseball games due to playing every day and using doubleheader’s to get caught up

I agree. I misspoke, or typed. I meant to say it’s easier to reschedule baseball games. I edited before your response.

 

[slash83]

So what if there’s more players who test positive besides Cam, are they still going to play Monday or Tuesday?

 

[SHOWTIME15]

 

[Zarozzor]

Brady’s immune system would never...

 

[Nunchucks]

Tuesday night football hurrah

 

[Hawaiipatsfan2]

You know NONE of this. You do not know if he was patient zero. You do not know what precautions he was taking. Your wild speculation and blame game is ridiculous. I hope someone shows you a little more compassion if you were unfortunate enough to get COVID.

I don’t

 

[MoreBellhorn]

Hopefully it’s just those two positive tests, and nothing more. A Tuesday game would be interesting.