#Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry has tested positive for COVID-19, sources tell me and @RapSheet. He will surely miss Thursday’s game against the #AZCardinals, though he will be part of the planning virtually.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) October 25, 2021
Three days before facing MVP candidate Kyler Murray, Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry has tested positive for COVID-19 and is expected to miss Thursday night’s showdown with the Arizona Cardinals, according to Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Barry, the team’s first-year coordinator, was on the sidelines for the Packers’ win over the Washington Football Team on Sunday.
Garafolo reports Barry will be part of the pre-game planning for the Packers as the defense preps for Murray and an explosive Cardinals offense.
It’s unclear who will call plays for the Packers defense in Arizona, but pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach Jerry Gray is a top candidate.
Barry and the rest of the Packers coaching staff is fully vaccinated.
The Cardinals are fourth in the NFL in points scored per game this season at 32.1. The Packers defense is now seventh in points allowed after giving up only 10 on Sunday against Washington.
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