The Buffalo Bills sent their rookies back to their Western New York homes today instead of keeping them at the facility, reports Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. This was to slow the potential spread of the coronavirus through the team facility.
UPDATE: The team sent out a press release just after 4 PM Eastern saying they have had five positive tests since the testing period began last Tuesday. “We decided to take a disciplined, proactive and preventative approacj to hopefully eliminate additional cases within our team,” the statement read in part. END UPDATE
“The Buffalo Bills today sent home all the rookies they had inside the building that were going to be part of meetings there,” said Garafolo at the 19-second mark of the clip embedded below.