Even Barry Sanders couldn't outrun COVID-19.
The Hall of Fame running back announced Friday morning on Twitter that he has tested positive for the coronavirus despite being "double vaccinated" and routinely wearing a mask.
"I tested positive for COVID," Sanders wrote on the social media site. "I don't have any symptoms, but am staying in until I get the green light from the Docs."
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Sanders, who ranks fourth on the NFL's all-time rushing list after running for 15,269 yards in his 10-year career with the Detroit Lions, told the Free Press last spring that he was adhering to social distancing measures and washing his hands more because of the coronavirus pandemic.