Ezekiel Elliott has tested positive for coronavirus, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday.
The Dallas Cowboys running back and multiple players from his own team and that of Houston Texans have tested positive for COVID-19.
Several #Cowboys players & several #Texans players have tested positive for COVID-19 recently, sources tell me & @TomPelissero. None of the players are believed to have been in their team facilities. The teams followed proper health protocols.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 15, 2020
Elliott’s agent, Rocky Arceneaux, confirmed the news to NFL Network.
Apart from Elliott, the identity of most of the players is unknown. The exact number of players from each team is also unknown.
#Cowboys star RB Ezekiel Elliott is one of the players who has tested positive for the Coronavirus, his agent Rocky Arceneaux confirmed to me. Arceneaux said Elliott is feeling good.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 15, 2020
A team source told The Dallas Morning News that the club is unable to comment on the personal health of its employees.
The Cowboys released a brief statement in response to the reports.
“Due to federal and local privacy laws, we are unable to provide information regarding the personal health of any of our employees,” Dallas said.
The NFL understands that players are going to test positive. The league believes it has the protocols in place to handle it.
“We fully expect that we will have positive cases that arise…Our challenge is to identify them as quickly as possible and prevent spread to any other participants,” NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills said.
