The Cleveland Browns will play their first playoff game since 2002 shorthanded, with multiple players and coaches testing positive for COVID-19.
Getty Mack Wilson of the Cleveland Browns. The Cleveland Browns will play their first playoff game since 2002 shorthanded, with multiple players and coaches — including head coach Kevin Stefanski — testing positive for COVID-19. It’s the third week in a row that the Browns are dealing with issues stemming from positive tests, so all Cleveland can do at this point is roll with the punches, with it looking unlikely that the NFL will postpone the game. Browns linebacker Mack Wilson was one of the first players to publicly speak following the news, writing on Twitter: “Nothing could stop what God has planned for us. Prayers to our coaches and teammates. We all we got!” Nothing could stop what God has planned for us. Prayers to our Coaches and teammates. We all we got! ????????❤️ Mack Wilson (@5mackwilson1) January 5, 2021 Pro Bowl guard Joel Bitonio and receiver KhaDarel Hodge were added to the COVID list on Tuesday, along with Stefanski, defensive backs coach Jeff Howard and tight ends coach Drew Petzing. Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer will serve as the acting head coach with Stefanski out.
