Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley tested positive for COVID-19 and will be placed on Buffalo's reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced on Tuesday.
Beasley, 32, has 76 receptions for 640 yards and one touchdown this season. Because he's unvaccinated, he must quarantine for 10 days and will not play in the Bills' game against the Patriots (9–5) on Sunday.
In an Instagram post shortly after the news broke, Beasley spoke out against the NFL's policies for unvaccinated players and the negative comments he'd received. He said he doubted a vaccinated teammate who was "in the hospital missing games" was getting "the same energy.