CDC changes isolation period...NFL now adopts (Bills related for Gabe Davis)

[Big Turk]

Per Schefter, most likely and soon...

 

 

[RiotAct]

Good.

[richNjoisy]

The one thing that seems crazy is, apparently, one does not need to test negative before being allowed to return. If a person is possibly contagious, and if one is still positive, then returning that player to the locker room is insane. I hope the NFL and the PA add on that a player/coach/staff must test negative before they return.

[FireChans]

Cole Beasley and Gabe Davis are saved and their status didn't matter at all.  Shout out @HappyDays

[Motorin']

33 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

Do teams that had players miss 2 games prior have a legitimate gripe, that they were put at a competitive disadvantage and that everyone should be forced to miss 10 days for fairness? 

 

 

 

Nope, those applied to everyone, just like these do.

[YoloinOhio]

Awesome news 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

11 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Cole Beasley and Gabe Davis are saved and their status didn't matter at all.  Shout out @HappyDays

So, Cole Beasley was right all along. He was out last week solely because of the rules. 

[Big Turk]

So it's possible Wentz can return by Sunday if these guidelines are adopted and retroactively used?

[Alphadawg7]

I’m surprised.  The guidelines specifically state if you asymptomatic and even then you need to wear a mask for 5 days after. 
 

So I thought the mask requirement would stop them from shortening the timeline.  

[BringBackFlutie]

17 minutes ago, richNjoisy said:

The one thing that seems crazy is, apparently, one does not need to test negative before being allowed to return. If a person is possibly contagious, and if one is still positive, then returning that player to the locker room is insane. I hope the NFL and the PA add on that a player/coach/staff must test negative before they return.

 

It's based off of CDC research indicating that most individuals are not contagious after 3 days of symptoms, regardless of testing.  This is why they've reduced the public isolation guidance to 5 days, as well, with an extra 5 days of precautionary mask wearing.

[YoloinOhio]

9 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

So it's possible Wentz can return by Sunday if these guidelines are adopted and retroactively used?

Yes

[Magox]

Everything is beginning to move in this direction, as it should have been since the beginning of the season.   Better late than never.

[WotAGuy]

28 minutes ago, richNjoisy said:

The one thing that seems crazy is, apparently, one does not need to test negative before being allowed to return. If a person is possibly contagious, and if one is still positive, then returning that player to the locker room is insane. I hope the NFL and the PA add on that a player/coach/staff must test negative before they return.

A person can test positive for three months after having it; both NYSDOH and my employer told me that. So requiring a negative test may not be possible. 

[MiltonWaddams]

Just now, Magox said:

Everything is beginning to move in this direction, as it should have been since the beginning of the season.   Better late than never.

The studies providing firm info about timeline for contagious individuals wasn’t available. The league worked with the info in place. It would have been ideal, but I can’t argue that it would have been prudent at the beginning of the season based on the info in hand. 

[DCOrange]

36 minutes ago, richNjoisy said:

The one thing that seems crazy is, apparently, one does not need to test negative before being allowed to return. If a person is possibly contagious, and if one is still positive, then returning that player to the locker room is insane. I hope the NFL and the PA add on that a player/coach/staff must test negative before they return.

You don’t need to test negative but your test results must confirm that you’re no longer contagious. 

[Magox]

6 minutes ago, MiltonWaddams said:

The studies providing firm info about timeline for contagious individuals wasn’t available. The league worked with the info in place. It would have been ideal, but I can’t argue that it would have been prudent at the beginning of the season based on the info in hand. 

All the info that was necessary to make a decision was available, even if you look at how the CDC is formulating their decisions, very little of it makes sense, confusing and contradictory.   They are being driven by outside forces, companies, labor shortages, $ etc and they are beginning to wind down and go off the exit ramp.    Not under the terms that they had hoped but winding down none the less.

[RalphWilson'sNewWar]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

Do teams that had players miss 2 games prior have a legitimate gripe, that they were put at a competitive disadvantage and that everyone should be forced to miss 10 days for fairness? 

 

Doubt it matters, NFL wants it's stars to play and not have replacement level players in there like it was the strike shortened season in 1987

 

Yes, they have gripes.

 

But

 

business, first

entertainment, second

sport/athletics, third

 

Results of Game do not matter in the slightest. We are all watching and continue watching.  No matter what.

[Augie]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

Do teams that had players miss 2 games prior have a legitimate gripe, that they were put at a competitive disadvantage and that everyone should be forced to miss 10 days for fairness? 

 

Doubt it matters, NFL wants it's stars to play and not have replacement level players in there like it was the strike shortened season in 1987

 

 

IMO, no. This is a fluid situation, and you change as the information changes. Can they regret the timing?  Does it suck on some level? Yep, of course, but reducing the number of games missed makes this a better league with more players eligible, and I think that’s what most people want. 

[Wayne Cubed]

Done and done.

 

 

[Hebert19]

Yup. Should mean Gabe back 

Yup. Should mean Gabe back 

Yup. Should mean Gabe back