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FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown runs with the ball during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Oct. 14, 2021, in Philadelphia. Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating COVID-19 protocols. Brown and teammate Mike Edwards were suspended Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a team, is also ineligible to play in the next three games. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Antonio Brown, 2 others suspended for violating COVID rules

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Rookie Nahshon Wright joins Cowboys' crowded COVID-19 list

Nov. 30, 2021 12:27 PM EST
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys rookie cornerback Nahshon Wright has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing to eight the number of players and coaches...

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt (90) battles Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Isaiah Prince (75) as he tries to rush the passer during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Steelers place star linebacker T.J. Watt on COVID-19 list

Nov. 29, 2021 04:01 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy watches play against the Las Vegas Raiders in the first half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Cowboys' McCarthy out vs. Saints after positive COVID test

By Schuyler Dixon Nov. 29, 2021 11:30 AM EST

Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard (20) gets past Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Brandon Facyson (35) as Pollard returns a kickoff for a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Cowboys going virtual with COVID-19 infections on rise again

By Schuyler Dixon Nov. 28, 2021 12:29 PM EST

COVID-19 sidelines 2 Cowboys coaches for Thanksgiving game

Nov. 25, 2021 02:39 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys offensive line coach Joe Philbin and assistant strength and conditioning coach Kendall Smith are in COVID-19 protocols...

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill passes against the Houston Texans in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Titans place backup QB on COVID-19 list before visiting Pats

Nov. 24, 2021 02:53 PM EST

Joseph is 4th Chargers player to test positive for COVID-19

Nov. 22, 2021 07:07 PM EST
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Linval Joseph entered the league's COVID-19 protocol on Monday following a positive test. ...

Chargers Bosa, Tranquill removed from reserve/COVID-19 list

Nov. 20, 2021 04:49 PM EST
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers linebackers Joey Bosa and Drue Tranquill were activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Saturday. ...

Chargers' Staley: 4 players on COVID list could play Sunday

By Joe Reedy Nov. 19, 2021 05:08 PM EST
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Brandon Staley left open the possibility that all four players on the Los Angeles Chargers' reserve/COVID-19 list could be...

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge is seen of the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Giants place DB Ryan in COVID-19 protocol, iffy for Monday

Nov. 19, 2021 11:58 AM EST

Bucs WR Brown accused of obtaining fake vaccination card

Nov. 18, 2021 08:05 PM EST
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Los Angeles chef who told a newspaper that Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Antonio Brown obtained a fake COVID-19 vaccination card also said...

A fan holds a sign in support of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
NFL updates COVID-19 protocols ahead of Thanksgiving

By Rob Maaddi Nov. 17, 2021 11:58 AM EST

Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa (97) tackles Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8), causing a fumble, during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Chargers' Bosa, Tillery placed in NFL's COVID-19 protocol

Nov. 16, 2021 06:57 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt (90) is helped off the field after being injured during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Roethlisberger, Watt may play; Fitzpatrick likely out

Nov. 16, 2021 03:46 PM EST

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift (32) is tackled by Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (39) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Steelers DB Minkah Fitzpatrick placed on COVID-19 list

Nov. 15, 2021 05:09 PM EST

Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers and Preston Smith walk off the field after an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 17-0. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Column: Karma may still want a word with Aaron Rodgers

By Jim Litke Nov. 15, 2021 03:27 AM EST

Seattle Seahawks' Quandre Diggs stops Green Bay Packers' Davante Adams after a catch during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Packers blank Seahawks 17-0 as Rodgers, Wilson return

By Steve Megargee Nov. 14, 2021 07:48 PM EST

FILE - Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, left, confers with quarterbacks coach Mike Shula during NFL football practice on Sept. 16, 2021, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. The Broncos are making backup play-calling plans after ] Shurmur tested positive for the coronavirus Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, and went on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Prime candidates are quarterbacks coach Mike Shula, who will communicate with QB Teddy Bridgewater through his headset, or O-line coach Mike Munchak. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Broncos OC Shurmur on COVID-19 list, likely out vs Eagles

By Arnie Stapleton Nov. 12, 2021 03:57 PM EST

Allen Sills, Chief Medical Officer for the NFL, speaks to reporters during the NFL football owners meeting in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Rodgers, Packers issues cloud NFL COVID-19 numbers progress

By Barry Wilner Nov. 12, 2021 12:58 PM EST