Saints have 8 positive virus tests

Six members of the New Orleans Saints’ coaching staff, a player and a nutritionist have tested positive for the coronavirus, two people familiar with the situation said.

The people spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the team and NFL had not made a public statement. The names of those who tested positive were not expected to be released in the short term because of medical privacy laws.

The people said the Saints’ coaching staff was vaccinated.

It is unclear how long those who tested positive will remain isolated from the team before they may return to the field or in-person meetings.

For now, the team is operating under the NFL’s enhanced mitigation protocols: mandatory masking in facilities, daily testing, no in-person meetings and grab-and-go meals.

The positive tests occurred in the wake of New Orleans’ 38-3 victory over Green Bay on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla., to where the game was moved from the Superdome in the wake of damage to southeast Louisiana by Hurricane Ida.

The Saints spent the past two weeks practicing in the Dallas area and are to continue practicing at TCU this week before traveling to Carolina for their Week 2 game on Sunday. That game remains on track to go ahead as scheduled.

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