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Browns HC Kevin Stefanski & four others test postive for COVID-19


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36 minutes ago, AkronsWitness said:

I mean they pushed the Ravens game back almost a week because it was considered a 'outbreak'. Then cited the Broncos had to play with no QBs because it was 'isolated to a position group'. Im interested to see how where they think coaches and players alike land on their scale.

Didn't something similar happen to Detroit when they played Tampa a couple weeks back? NFL basically made them play the game as scheduled with some random assistant as the head coach. With playoff scheduling and major money on the line for the networks, I doubt we see any postponements. 

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20 minutes ago, August4th said:

could a security team escort(remain 6 ft apart with mask on) the HC to a press box and let him coach the game from there by himself?

As much as I want this to be an option, the NFL would be walking a very fine line. Even if he is asymptomatic, I have to feel there are some big labor issues here. You know that if they made it an option for him to do this, it isn't really an option, he would have to. If he declines he will get nuked by the fans and the browns would be throwing him to the wolves. 

Plus truthfully this should be about Stefanski's health first and foremost. 

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2 hours ago, incognito_man said:

I feel like, in 2 hours, I could come up with a plan to let the coaches be isolated, in the stadium, in direct communication w/ their team/coaches.

How is that not a thing?

Its definitely a strange situation. There are serious rules about cell communications between coaches inside the stadium - it was either CLE or ATL that got busted for it and fines were levied. The NFL is so uptight about it, they use scanners during the game to make sure no communications/ unknown bandwidths are communicating during the contest.

So its a big no-no from the leagues' POV and maybe that's why such a simple solution hasn't been pursued.
There has to be a work-around

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