Alvin Kamara's refusal to wear the contract tracing device issued by the NFL and mandated for all players and coaches was an internal issue all season, multiple team sources said. Because of this, the league had no way to trace Kamara's close contacts after he tested positive.
— Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) February 7, 2021
The New Orleans Saints are under fire again for COVID-19 protocol violations during the 2020 season related to star running back Alvin Kamara’s late-season coronavirus infection, and the Athletic’s Jeff Duncan reports an added wrinkle: Kamara bristled at the new requirement for players and coaches to wear contact-tracing devices, which made it difficult to identify potential exposures on the team once he tested positive in December.