The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting an unscheduled bye week, as the NFL has decided to re-schedule this week’s Steelers-Tennessee Titans game following two additional positive coronavirus tests among the Titans, the NFL announced Thursday. The league just has to figure out when.
According to a statement from the NFL, one additional Titans players and one personnel member tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. That comes after four players (starting nose tackle DaQuan Jones, linebacker Kamalei Correa, long-snapper Beau Brinkley and practice squad tight end Tommy Hudson) and five team personnel members tested positive earlier this week.
“The decision to postpone the game was made to ensure the health and safety of players, coaches and game day personnel,” the NFL said in its statement. “The Titans facility will remain closed and the team will continue to have no in-person activities until further notice.”
One scenario under consideration is Week 7 on Oct. 25, which currently the Titans’ bye week. Pittsburgh is scheduled to play at Baltimore that week, but both the Steelers and Ravens have byes in Week 8, which would allow the NFL to make a change affecting only one other team.
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