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Steelers,5 Other Teams Affected By COVID-19 ‘Testing Irregularities’

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The other impacted teams are the Browns, Jets, Vikings, Bills and Bears.
Getty Yesterday the Pittsburgh Steelers held a nighttime practice at Heinz Field, and seven players were held out of practice. While head coach Mike Tomlin said the session resulted in “quality work” getting done, four players were injured, including long-snapper Kam Canaday. After practice Tomlin held a virtual press conference, during which he said: “We had a number of guys that we held out of work or missed work today because they’re caught up in COVID proceedings or procedures. No one to mention at this time in terms of being on the COVID list, but they are in the procedure and we’re going to exercise all precaution like we normally do and make sure that we adhere to it to the fullest. I’ll have a further update, I’m sure, on the status of those guys the next time we come back.” Now we have that update, courtesy of general manager Kevin Colbert, who issued a statement on Sunday, saying: “On Saturday, we had six players absent from practice due to our adherence to NFL COVID-19 protocol.

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