GREEN BAY – As the Green Bay Packers prepare for their first long stretch of practice this season, including their first appearance in pads at mid-week, their number of players on the COVID-19 reserve list is set to drop.
The Packers led the league as of Saturday evening’s release of the NFL transaction wire with four players still on the list, but all around the NFL, players have gradually been returning and the Packers are getting close to getting most or all of theirs back.
The Packers’ first round of testing, which began two weeks ago, resulted in five players landing on the reserve list, the result of either testing positive for the virus or being exposed to someone who tested positive.