NFLPA: 59 players test positive for COVID-19

As of Tuesday, 59 NFL players have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the NFL Players Association. The NFLPA initially published that there were 95 positive tests before changing the number.

The total was 72 on July 10.

Meanwhile, eight teams received approval to move forward with their coronavirus response plans, while the other 24 clubs' plans remain under review.

Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen became the first known NFL player to test positive for the illness in April. Denver Broncos star Von Miller became the second and the most high-profile player to date known to test positive. Miller called his encounter with the virus "frightening."

The NFL agreed Monday to test players daily for COVID-19 over the first two weeks of training camp, with an option to decrease testing to every other day if the initial results yield a positive rate below 5%. The league also laid out protocols for the beginning of camp that are designed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading throughout team facilities.

NFL training camps are scheduled to open by the end of the month, with most clubs requiring veterans to report by July 28.

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