The Dallas Cowboys entered their bye week hoping to dissect the first half of their season, perhaps even escape the 24-hour news cycle. That lasted less than a day as it turns out they shared the field with tight end Vance McDonald from the Pittsburgh Steelers. McDonald tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
The Cowboys have been unlucky in lots of ways this year, but have largely escaped the clutches of the pandemic through the first two months of the season. Out of an abundance of caution, they will be canceling their next scheduled practice on Wednesday in an effort to stop the spread just in case anyone on their sideline was exposed.
The Cowboys planned to practice Wednesday but will not now because of this positive COVID test and new protocols they’ve put in place for this week after playing the Steelers yesterday https://t.co/Z8pg46DR4A
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 9, 2020
It’s a tough look for the league that has been hit especially hard in recent weeks with positive tests. It’s unclear when this specific test was administered, but the timing will cast aspersion on his absence from Friday’s Steelers practice due to an unspecified illness.
Luckily for Dallas, they’ve got nothing to do this weekend but recover and prepare for the second half of a lost season. They are 2-7 and have now extended their losing streak to four games.
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