Veteran midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to some dark days during Toronto FC’s recent quarantine due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff.
The 30-year-old from Phoenix managed just four or five training sessions in Toronto after completing his 14-day quarantine upon entering Canada. The outbreak among players and staff — the city of Toronto cited nine cases — forced DeLeon and everyone back home until all the tests came back negative.
The last training session before the lockdown was March 3. Some players were given the green light March 15 to resume modified individual sessions at the club’s north Toronto training centre with full team practice starting up again March 19.