Browns QB tests positive for COVID-19, likely to miss Raiders game

CLEVELAND — Browns backmost Baker Mayfield tested affirmative for COVID-19 and volition apt miss Saturday’s crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders arsenic Cleveland deals with a wide microorganism outbreak, a idiosyncratic acquainted with the concern tells the Associated Press.

Coach Kevin Stefanski besides tested affirmative arsenic the Browns effort to marque the playoffs for the 2nd twelvemonth successful a row.

Mayfield, who has been dealing with injuries each season, was 1 of the caller affirmative cases connected Wednesday, said the idiosyncratic who spoke connected information of anonymity arsenic the Browns continued testing.

On Monday, Mayfield and his wife, Emily, appeared astatine Christmas lawsuit astatine a section Boys & Girls chapter. Mayfield has played astir of this play with a fracture successful his near shoulder, but pursuing Sunday’s triumph implicit Baltimore said he’s feeling amended than helium had successful months.

The trial results for Mayfield and Stefanski followed the Browns connected Tuesday placing 8 players connected the COVID-19 list, a large stroke to the team’s playoff chances arsenic they hole to look the Raiders.

An NFL spokesperson tells AP there’s been “no treatment of changing the game’s status.”

Top wide receiver Jarvis Landry, starting violative linemen Wyatt Teller and Jedrick Wills Jr. and choky extremity Austin Hooper each tested affirmative Tuesday, and are apt to beryllium retired this week.

Stefanksi is vaccinated and received a booster shot, and the squad said successful connection he’s “feeling fine.” He is not presently showing immoderate symptoms and volition proceed to manager the squad remotely this week arsenic the Browns (7-6) hole to the look the Raiders (6-7).

He and the different affected players volition person to beryllium asymptomatic and nutrient 2 antagonistic tests to beryllium eligible to enactment successful Saturday’s game.

Last season, Stefanski tested affirmative successful the days starring up to the Browns’ wild-card crippled astatine Pittsburgh and was required to isolate astatine home. He was the AP’s Coach of the Year successful his archetypal season.

If Stefanski is out, peculiar teams coordinator Mike Priefer volition service arsenic acting caput manager conscionable arsenic helium did successful January’s crippled astatine Pittsburgh.

Also, acting moving backs manager Ryan Cordell has tested positive.