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Cleveland Browns close facility for second straight day after positive COVID-19 tests

For the second consecutive day, the Cleveland Browns have shut down their practice facility to conduct contact tracing after two more players tested positive for COVID-19.

Tight end Harrison Bryant and linebacker Malcolm Smith were the two players who tested positive, a league source told ESPN. Bryant had been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday after being identified as a high-risk close contact to another individual who had tested positive outside the building, and Smith will be added to the list Thursday.

The Browns also closed their facility Wednesday after a coach and practice squad player tested positive for the coronavirus.