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The Kansas City Chiefs received some positive news Wednesday regarding their ongoing COVID-19 issues.
The organization registered zero new positive cases for the virus following the latest round of testing, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
A few hours later, the team placed offensive tackle Mike Remmers on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and activated linebacker Willie Gay and receiver Josh Gordon from the list. Remmers was on injured reserve.
The Chiefs placed seven players, including star wideout Tyreek Hill, on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. A day prior, K.C. placed star tight end Travis Kelce, kicker Harrison Butker and cornerback Charvarius Ward on the list.
Rapoport reported Butker will miss the team’s Week 16 matchup against the Steelers because he is unvaccinated and therefore required to quarantine for 10 days. Elliott Fry is expected to kick in his place.
Per the NFL’s updated COVID protocols, fully vaccinated players who test positive can clear protocol within one day if they register two negative tests and are asymptomatic.
Check out each team’s injury report for Week 18 of the 2021 NFL season.
Veteran wideout Antonio Brown cleared waivers on Friday, officially making it possible for him to sign with a team of his choosing in the months ahead after being released by the Buccaneers.
49ers HC Kyle Shanahan said QB Jimmy Garoppolo is questionable to play with a thumb injury on his throwing hand, leaving a cloud of uncertainty hanging above a must-win game for a club seeking to grab the last available playoff spot in the NFC. Shanahan would not reveal San Francisco’s likely starter for Week 18.
If the NFC East champion Cowboys are to improve their playoff seeding on the final weekend of the season, they’ll have to do it without three key performers. RB Tony Pollard, CB Trevon Diggs and safety Jayron Kearse will not travel with the team and have been ruled out for Saturday against Philadelphia.
With Lamar Jackson still nursing an ankle sprain, Tyler Huntley will get the starting nod for the second week in a row and third time in four games for the Ravens. Plus, other news from around the NFL.
Add former Texans coach Bill O’Brien to the extensive list of potential hires for the Jaguars’ head coaching vacancy. The club plans to interview O’Brien, now the OC at Alabama, next week following the Crimson Tide’s appearance in Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game, per Ian Rapoport.
With a win over Houston, Tennessee will secure the conference’s top seed and home-field advantage in the playoffs. Safety Kevin Byard earned his second Pro Bowl selection this season and is fully aware of how important Sunday can be for the Titans.
In 2020, it appeared as if T.J. Watt would take home the Defensive Player of the Year award his older brother, J.J., has won three times. Then, Aaron Donald swooped in to take the award for the third time in his career. This time around, there might not be room for Donald to steal Watt’s shine.
Two concussions punctuated Teddy Bridgewater’s season, but as far as he’s concerned, they won’t be the period on the end of his career. The Broncos QB is undeterred by what has been a trying seventh pro season, and intends to be back in 2022, be it in Denver or elsewhere.
New York was in line to pull off quite an upset on Sunday at MetLife Stadium and had the defending Super Bowl champions on the ropes. The Jets might have been able to take it the full distance if their offensive play-caller had communicated better.
A Week 18 doubleheader begins with the Chiefs facing the host Broncos and is followed by the Cowboys taking on the Eagles.
San Francisco has won the last five meetings with Los Angeles, but the Rams have won their last five games and are looking to clinch the NFC West. Rams CB Jalen Ramsey admits the Niners have “had our number,” but his team is going into Sunday “confident.”
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