‘Beasley and Davis were close contacts of a member of the team’s training staff who tested positive for COVID-19. Both players will undergo a five day re-entry process that is part of the NFL’s health and safety guidelines. Vaccinated players do not have to be out for five days if they are in close contact with someone who tested position for the virus. However, a vaccinated player/staff member can still test positive for COVID-19, which can lead to outbreak or spread in the facility that could compromise a game.’
Archives for August 25, 2021
Report: Bills WR Cole Beasley Out Five Days Due to COVID-19 Close Contact
‘Beasley and Davis would be eligible to practice despite the close contact if they were vaccinated against COVID-19, per NFL rules. Beasley has been one of the most vocal voices in the NFL against receiving the COVID vaccine as he noted in training camp “without having all the proper information, a player can feel misguided and unsure about a very personal choice.”‘
Reports: Five Bills players sent home from team facility after being close contacts for COVID-19
‘If all five Bills players were both vaccinated against COVID-19, they would not have to go through the five-day waiting period to return to action. However, according to the league’s COVID-19 protocols, unvaccinated players must undergo the five-day period if they are deemed close contacts of someone who has tested positive for the virus.’
Bills release five players to trim roster to 81
‘The Bills had until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to trim the roster down to 81 players. All 32 teams around the league must trim their rosters down to 80 players by that time, but the Bills have one roster exemption with running back Christian Wade still a part of the International Pathway Program.’
Bills claim WR Rico Gafford and DT Joey Ivie off waivers
‘Joey Ivie gives the Bills an extra defensive tackle while Lotulelei and Butler are away. The Bills are Ivie’s eighth team in the last four years since being drafted in the 7th round by the Cowboys in 2017.’
Report: Isaiah McKenzie to have MRI on shoulder
‘After catching a pass, McKenzie took a hit from Bills safety Jordan Poyer, who appeared to be trying to stop as to not hit the wideout. However, McKenzie ran into him pretty hard and stayed down on the field for several minutes while being tended to by trainers. He walked off on his own power, but very much favoring his left shoulder area as he headed into the team’s facility.’
Beane: ‘This can happen in the regular season’
‘”The unfortunate part of it is, this can happen in the regular season, even if you’re not positive,” he said via a Zoom conference call. “If you are a close contact to someone who [tests positive], depending on when that contact is, it’s five days from when you were in close proximity to them.”‘
Buffalo Bills WR Cole Beasley, three others identified as close contacts of trainer who tested positive for COVID-19
‘Those four players – WR Cole Beasley, WR Gabriel Davis, DT Star Lotulelei and DT Vernon Butler – have been sent home from the team’s training facility. Per NFL COVID-19 protocols they must be out for five days from their last contact with the trainer who tested positive. Each player has tested negative to this point, the trainer that tested positive was fully vaccinated.’
Bills release five players, sign two ahead of third preseason game
‘The team also announced the release of five players as part of the mandatory roster cut-downs. Those released include LB Tyrell Adams, OL Tyler Gauthier, TE Bug Howard, WR Lance Lenoir, and S Tariq Thompson.’
Hall of Famer Bruce Smith stops by Bills practice to work with defensive ends
‘”It’s amazing .It’s surreal,” Rousseau said. “A dude who had 200 sacks being able to give you some advice, it’s awesome.”‘
4 Bills players, including Cole Beasley, out 5 days for being unvaccinated close contacts
‘The five-day quarantine period ensures the players will miss the final preseason game Saturday against the Packers. The Bills withheld numerous starters in the first two preseason games, but starters could have seen more action in the finale.’
Bills GM Brandon Beane on Covid protocols: “These are the rules, they are what they are”
‘“These are the rules, you know they are what they are. It doesn’t matter whether I agree, disagree or whoever does. These are the rules that currently have been agreed upon by the NFLPA and the league office so we just deal with them. We all understand them and that’s why I said I’m glad it’s the preseason. Hopefully we won’t have a lot of this in the regular season,” Beane said.’
4 Notable Quotes: Bruce Smith
‘This is our year, this is our era, we’ve got the make up of a team to last for the next 4 or 5 years and that’s one of the things I shared with the team in a zoom call. That window of opprtunity, you got to take advantage of it because after that window and door closes, you never know when it’s going to come back again. So it’s critical that everyone does everything within their power to take advantage of this window, this special talent that we have on this team and make it count.’
State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says he wants the Buffalo Bills to stay where they are
‘“I would like the Bills to stay, stay where they are, so I, I guess I’m one who wants to make sure that the Bills stay, but what that means, I don’t know yet,” Heastie said.’
Beasley, three other Bills, out five days for COVID-19 exposure
‘Linebackers Matt Milano and AJ Klein were also sent home before practice on Tuesday, but general manager Brandon Beane said their removal was out of an abundance of caution. Milano and Klein will return to practice on Wednesday.’