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Patriots quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for COVID-19.

Newton will not play on Sunday against the Chiefs, according to multiple reports

A former league MVP who is in his first year with the Patriots, Newton is by far the highest-profile NFL player to test positive for the coronavirus this season. Although the league was forced to postpone Sunday’s Titans-Steelers game because eight Titans players have tested positive, none of those players was nearly as well known to the general public as Newton.

It’s unclear where the Patriots go from here. Presumably Brian Hoyer would start at quarterback and Jarrett Stidham would back him up, although if they’ve both been in close contact with Newton they might both be forced to quarantine as well.

The Patriots have not issued any statements about the matter, but Newton was reportedly the only player on the team to test positive.

iceshack149

My knee jerk supposition is that a few more Patriots players will get the China bat aids virus and the game will be postponed.

gosaints1

Good call, it’s not happening on Sunday, but when is still a mystery. NFL has done an excellent job trying to account for this virus, it’s admirable. But..., ultimately the incubation period, currently 4-7 days, makes daily testing nonsensical. Trying to curtail this bug is like trying to curtail a hurricane coming at you with nothing but a badminton racquet.

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RailBoss

Not a big Cam Fan but he was making a pretty fair showing with the Pats after getting launched out of Carolina.
Kind of sucks that he gets Covid at this stage of the game.

spkb25

The funniest thing in our entire society is the reaction to someone testing positive for a virus. It is like it is the 1300's and they've been stricken with the bubonic plague 😆😆😆😆😆

iceshack149

Well, this game has indeed been postponed. Will the Saints/Lions game be postponed as well?

AsylumGuido

Nope. False positive for the Saints.

QBREES9

Really done care.