Seven Raiders placed on NFL’s COVID-19 list. Here is their status for Sunday’s game
The Las Vegas Raiders placed seven players on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, the team announced.
This comes a day after defensive end Clelin Ferrell and safety/cornerback Lamarcus Joyner were placed on the COVID-19 list.
Also on the list are safety Johnathan Abram, defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Johnathan Hankins, cornerback Isaiah Johnson, defensive end Arden Key and defensive tackle Kendal Vickers.
Defensive lineman David Irving was put on the practice squad/COVID-19 list.
Earlier on Wednesday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Ferrell tested positive for COVID-19. That means he’ll be out for the Sunday night showdown against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.
Of the seven players put on the COVID-19 list on Wednesday, three are starters.
Abram believes he’ll be ready to go based what he said in a reply on Instagram.
Joyner and the other players placed on the list Wednesday are close contact and if they continue to test negative then they’ll be able to play against the Chiefs.
The Chiefs placed wide receiver Mecole Hardman on the COVID-19 list last week, and offensive linemen Eric Fisher, Mitchell Schwartz and Martinas Rankins were added Monday.
The Raiders already had tackle Trent Brown and outside linebacker Cory Littleton on the COVID-19 list.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter said there is “optimism” that Brown could be cleared next week. Brown was placed on the COVID-19 list on Nov. 5.
When asked by the Kansas City media about “nearly” the entire starting defense is going on the COVID-19 list, Raiders coach Jon Gruden brushed that off.
“I don’t know about the whole defense,” he said. “But I’m not going to really get into what list anybody’s on. We practiced today. We’ll be ready for the game on Sunday.”
This story was originally published November 18, 2020 at 2:59 PM.
