To start the day on Monday, the Minnesota Vikings only had one player on their reserve/COVID-19 list, guard Dru Samia. On Monday afternoon, they added a second.
And it’s a big one.
Wide receiver Adam Thielen, who currently leads the National Football League with 11 touchdown catches after a two-touchdown day on Sunday, has been added to the team’s COVID-19 list.
Once again, let’s outline what this means. . .and you can sing along with me because you know the words by now:
A team placing a player on their COVID-19 list does not necessarily mean that said player tested positive for COVID-19.