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• NFL monitoring Falcons’ situation, hoping game is a go

  15-10-2020 21:38
  
  The Falcons placed defensive tackle Marlon Davidson on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday. They had a non-player test positive a day later. The team was placed into intensive protocol after Davidson’s Monday test yielded a positive result Tuesday. Ten clubs have gone into enhanced protocol this season, requiring additional risk-mitigation measures, Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s [more]
  
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• Vikings’ Dalvin Cook Misses Practice Again Thursday After Groin Injury

  15-10-2020 20:18
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The status of Minnesota Vikings’ running back Dalvin Cook for Sunday remains in doubt after he missed another day of practice with a groin injury.According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Cook was out for practice Thursday.The NFL leader in rushing yards (489) also missed Wednesday’s practice.Cook hobbled off after catching a short pass on the first offensive play of the second half in the 27-26 loss to the Seahawks. Cook came back for one more play, before
  
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• Falcons’ Staff Member Tests Positive For COVID-19; Game Against Vikings Still On

  15-10-2020 19:05
  
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  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Atlanta Falcons — scheduled to take on the Vikings Sunday — are reportedly shutting down their facility and working virtually after a positive COVID-19 test.
  According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Falcons had one staff member test positive for COVID-19, not a player. Schefter previously reported that there were multiple positive tests.Update: An NFL official said just one
  
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• Dalvin Cook not practicing today

  15-10-2020 18:41
  
  Vikings running back Dalvin Cook is not practicing today. Cook, who suffered a groin injury in Sunday night’s loss to the Seahawks, is out of practice for the second consecutive day. That puts his availability for Sunday against the Falcons in doubt. The good news for the Vikings is that they should be fine without [more]
  
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• Report: Falcons had option to open facility Thursday afternoon

  15-10-2020 17:07
  
  The Falcons announced that they closed their team facility on Thursday after one member of the organization tested positive for COVID-19 and that they will be doing all of their work remotely for the rest of the day. According to a report from Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, they didn’t have to keep the doors [more]
  
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• Report: Atlanta Falcons’ Staff Member Tests Positive For COVID-19; Team Set To Take On Vikings Sunday

  15-10-2020 16:05
  
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  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Atlanta Falcons — scheduled to take on the Vikings Sunday — are reportedly shutting down their facility and working virtually after a positive COVID-19 test.
  According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Falcons had one staff member test positive for COVID-19, not a player. Schefter previously reported that there were multiple positive tests.
  Update: An NFL official said just one
  
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• Report: Atlanta Falcons, Set To Take On Vikings This Sunday, Have Several Positive COVID-19 Cases

  15-10-2020 15:24
  
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  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Atlanta Falcons — scheduled to take on the Vikings Sunday — are reportedly shutting down their facility after several positive COVID-19 tests.
  According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the team learned of four positive tests Thursday morning, and Falcons officials are now working through the details.
  Schefter reports that a rookie defensive tackle Marlon Davidson was placed on re
  
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• Falcons-Vikings becomes latest potentially postponed game

  15-10-2020 15:19
  
  Eventually, the NFL won’t have a way to accommodate a postponement due to COVID-19 without adding an eighteenth weekend. The NFL remains committed to finding any way to play a game later than scheduled without crossing the Rubicon of expanding the regular season. The league’s latest test likely comes from the Falcons, who have shut [more]
  
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• Falcons shut down facility due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests

  15-10-2020 14:55
  
  The Falcons are the latest NFL team to have their operations interrupted by multiple positive tests for COVID-19. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the team has shut its facility on Thursday as a result of those tests. According to the report, the Falcons had four positive tests. Defensive tackle Marlon Davidson was placed on [more]
  
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• Julio Jones remains out of practice

  15-10-2020 01:22
  
  Falcons receiver Julio Jones has played less than a full game while at 100 percent. He still isn’t 100 percent. Jones remained out of practice Wednesday. Jones had nine catches for 157 yards in the opener, but his hamstring limited him in the three days of practice leading up to the Week Two game against [more]
  
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