SEVEN RAVENS — FIVE LBS — PUT ON COVID RESERVE
The Baltimore Ravens have added seven players to the Reserve/COVID-19 list, including starting linebackers Matthew Judon, Patrick Queen and L.J. Fort.
Linebackers Malik Harrison and Tyus Bowser were also put on the COVID list Tuesday, along with starting safety DeShon Elliott and defensive back Terrell Bonds.
The Ravens placed cornerback Marlon Humphrey on the COVID-19 list Monday after he tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Reserve/COVID-19 list was created for a player who either tests positive for COVID-19 or who has been in close contact with an infected person or persons.
Humphrey has been ruled out for Sunday’s game at Indianapolis. Baltimore has not yet addressed the status of the other seven players.
The Ravens are operating under intense protocol this week. Coach John Harbaugh said Monday that all team meetings will be held virtually leading up to Sunday’s game.
Also Tuesday, the Ravens placed offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley and guard Tyre Phillips on injured reserve. Both players have ankle injuries, with Stanley slated to undergo season-ending surgery after being carted off the field in Sunday’s 28-24 loss to Pittsburgh.
Elway tests positive
The novel coronavirus has reached the highest levels of the Denver Broncos organization with General Manager John Elway and team President Joe Ellis testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
The Broncos said in a statement that both Elway and Ellis have minor symptoms but are “doing well” and
will continue to work from home and in self-isolation and participate in virtual meetings while their health is monitored.
The team said contract tracing measures show that
no players or coaches came into close contact with either Elway or Ellis recently.
Dolphins trade WR to Pats
The Dolphins traded receiver Isaiah Ford to the Patriots for a sixth-round draft pick in 2022.
The move gives the Patriots some needed experience in a receiver group that has underperformed this season and has recently been hit by a string of injuries.
New England also claimed defensive tackle Isaiah Mack off waivers from the Titans and placed tight end Devin Asiasi on injured reserve. The Asiasi move comes after coach Bill Belichick said defensive tackle Beau Allen, who signed in the offseason, is not expected to return to action after recently returning to practice from IR.
Ford, in his third season out of Virginia Tech, was a seventh-round pick in the 2017 draft. He has 18 catches for 184 yards this season, and 41 catches for 428 yards in his career.
Notable The
Cowboys
placed quarterback Andy Dalton on the reserve COVID-19 list, keeping him out a second straight game after he was sidelined by a concussion.
Dalton will be the first Dallas player to go on the COVID-19 list since before the season.
The loss of Dalton likely means a second consecutive start for rookie Ben DiNucci against undefeated Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Antonio Brown has been activated from the reserve/suspended list and is set to practice with the Buccaneers for the first time today.
The Bills signed cornerback Daryl Worley to their practice squad a week after the fifth-year player was released by the Cowboys.
• The NFL is expanding the sideline area to give teams more space to distance and mask usage is now mandatory before and after games and at halftime.