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Several Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans players have reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus.
According to Ian Rapoport, none of the players were at their team facilities when they were possibly infected.
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
Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott has been confirmed to be one of the players who tested positive.
Per source, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was tested for Covid-19 last week and came back positive. Source confirms positive test for Elliott.
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) June 15, 2020
Ezekiel Elliott is one of "several" Cowboys players to test positive for COVID-19, per @RapSheet pic.twitter.com/Jraw8TIJkg
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 15, 2020
According to TMZ, Elliott is doing well now after not “feeling great” initially.
Via TMZ
We’re told Zeke got the positive test results within the past week — and though there was one day he wasn’t feeling great, he’s doing very well now.
The Cowboys released a brief message stating they would not release the names of other players infected.
From the #Cowboys: “Due to federal and local privacy laws, we are unable to provide information regarding the personal health of any of our employees.” https://t.co/856iWo3sxF
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 15, 2020
Update: Pro Football Talk is reporting that only two Cowboys and two Texans players tested positive for Covid-19.
Per a league source, two Cowboys and two Texans have tested positive. That’s four in all.
The number, of course, could increase. According to the source, one of the Texans players attended George Floyd’s funeral last week — along with a sizable delegation from the organization.