The Tennessee Titans are expecting a six-figure penalty this week for violating the COVID-19 protocol – a review by the NFL and NFL Players Association, which has now turned its attention to the flaws surrounding multiple positive COVID cases. Las Vegas Riders.
Sources say Titan is expected to pay a fine of $ 300,000 or 350 350,000 for its breach, including instances of failure to comply with the requirements of wearing a mask, as well as inadequate communication about workouts outside the facility. No one, including Tennessee general manager John Robinson and head coach Mike Varabel, will face discipline. And despite the ૨ positive COVID cases contributing to several disruptions in the league’s schedule, the Titans will be able to avoid more stringent penalties, such as possession and memos, such as confiscation or lost draft picks threatening clubs.
The Titans cooperated fully in the review, providing documents and video and helping to facilitate the interview according to the source. The review also found that the club has devoted significant time and resources to adhering to the COVID-19 protocol in FISON and has since made additional changes to the facility. Teams were sent by the league on Monday.
On the same day, the Riders placed rookie Cornburner Damon Arnett on the reserve / COVID-19 list after a positive test over the weekend. Then, on Wednesday morning, the Raiders also taught Right Trail Brown, tested positive, set up a contact-tracing campaign, following which four other early offensive linemen were kept out of practice for a week and safety denied Jonathan Abrams for today’s date. was being. Game against two Tampa Buccaneers.
The NFL and NFLPA found that Brown was not consistently wearing his Kinexon contact contract-tracing device and that he and other early offensive linemen were assembling without facial expressions during practice. Was. Because the team is in the league’s complementary intensive protocols.
If the raiders are fined they may be harder than they are because of their previous history. Riders head coach John Gruden has been fined $ 250,000 for not wearing a mask on the sidelines and $ 50,000 for an unauthorized person in his postgame locker room, while several players were fined for not wearing a mask at an indoor charity event.
Hudson of Center Road, guards Gabe Jackson and Denzel Good and Colton Miller on the left were activated from the reserve / covid-19 list on Saturday and will be allowed to play against the Bucks if their latest COV test results come back negative Sunday morning. His last contact with Brown was on Monday, making it the sixth day on Sunday and allowing him to clear protocol. According to a source, Abrams bought the shoes with Brown on Tuesday – a quick visit to a store that was closed to the public, but NFL medical experts considered him close contact and denied it.
These are key questions as the NFL / NFLPA examines riders: could the coach or executive handle something like that? If people didn’t wear masks on the field, who could improve behavior? And are there more protocol violations that were not previously known? All key people, including the players involved, are being interviewed for features.
