Broncos RB coach tests positive for COVID Fenway Park becomes voting venue

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Denver Broncos running backs coach Chris Modkins has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t accompany the team on its trip to New England.

The Broncos said they learned of Modkins’ diagnosis early Saturday.

“Curtis is currently at home in self-isolation and experiencing no symptoms,” the team said. “We have evaluated close contacts, administered necessary point of care testing (no positive COVID-19 results) and implemented additional health and safety measures at UCHealth Training Center per NFL-NFLPA protocols.”

The Broncos said they’re in “regular communication” with the league office, the league’s chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills and team medical staff.

“We will take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our team, opponents and community,” the team added.

The Broncos were originally scheduled to play at New England last weekend but that game got delayed twice, first by a day, then by seven, after several coronavirus cases on the Patriots, including those of Cam Newton and Stephon Gilmore.

BOSTON – Lining up under Boston Red Sox banners, voters on Saturday gathered at a storied ballpark for another of the nation’s pastimes – voting.

City officials were using the Fenway Park as an alternative to indoor venues during the pandemic, and more than 100 voters had lined up – at socially distanced intervals – before the doors opened late Saturday morning.

“This is the first time we’ve ever done early voting or opened up Fenway Park for any kind of voting in the city of Boston, so we’re really excited to be partners with the city on this,” said Red Sox spokesperson Zineb Curran.

Fenway Park was one of 10 locations across Boston where residents could cast their votes on Saturday, when early voting began in across the state and will run through Oct. 30.

The ballpark provided a unique experience compared to the other voting venues across Massachusetts.

With their 60-game season over, the players are long gone. Residents weren’t allowed in stands then, nor were they allowed in the stands on Saturday. Instead, voters formed a line that began on one side of the park an and snaked toward the other side.