Several Detroit Lions coaches have been deemed close contacts due to contact tracing following two positive COVID-19 tests Tuesday and will stay away from the team facility until further notice, the franchise announced in a statement Wednesday morning.
Detroit did not say which coaches would be away from the facility, although a source told ESPN they coach defense. The Lions, scheduled to play Tampa Bay on Saturday, are planning on virtual meetings Wednesday morning and scheduled an outdoor practice for the afternoon.
Interim head coach Darrell Bevell's 11 a.m. news conference was pushed back a few hours as well.