Report: Saints fullback Michael Burton tests positive for COVID-19 after team arrives in Detroit

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Under the NFL's protocol, Michael Burton, assuming he is asymptomatic, will be retested to avoid a 'false positive.'

forced the movement of Sunday’s marquee game between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs to Monday or Tuesday, according to the NFL.

The protocol was changed in August after Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford tested positive during the third round of tests prior to the start of in-person training camp and was placed on the league's reserve/COVID-19 list. Subsequent tests came back negative for Stafford and he was allowed to practice with the team.

In August, Sills said the COVID-19 testing the NFL uses is"incredibly accurate at detecting the targets," small bits of RNA that match the sequence of the virus.

 

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