The Chicago Bears have placed rookie running back Artavis Pierce on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday.
Heading into training camp, there is a new reserve/COVID-19 list status for players that have either tested positive for COVID-19 or has been quarantine having been exposed to someone infected with the virus. Once placed on this list, the player is not counted on the active roster, which currently brings Chicago’s active roster to 84 ahead of the Aug. 16 deadline.
Teams are not permitted to comment on a player’s medical status, which means we don’t know whether Pierce is just in quarantine or whether he’s tested positive for COVID-19.
We have placed rookie RB Artavis Pierce on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) July 27, 2020
Pierce, an undrafted rookie free agent out of Oregon State, had 366 carries for 2,127 yards and 15 touchdowns and had 74 receptions for 578 yards and two touchdowns in 44 games with the Beavers.
With the Bears searching for running back David Montgomery’s backup, Pierce would be battling Ryan Nall and fellow undrafted rookie Napoleon Maxwell for that third running back spot in training camp.
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