The Panthers will keep their players and coaches home from their practice facility Monday and Tuesday after a positive coronavirus test. The team is double-checking the result to ensure that, as was the case around the NFL last week, it was not a false positive.
The Bears played the Panthers on Sunday. Last week, Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical officer, said the NFL has yet to experience a case of coronavirus transmission from one team to another on the field.
Friday, the Panthers put backup center Tyler Larsen on the reserve/COVID-19 list. They have been operating under league-mandated precautionary measures since a member of the Falcons, whom they played in Week 5, was put on the same list.