The Buffalo Bills announced on Saturday that cornerback Josh Norman has tested positive for COVID-19. The team also announced that cornerback Levi Wallace, safety Dean Marlowe and tight end Tyler Kroft did not travel with the team to Arizona for their game against the Cardinals due to COVID-19 protocols. They were deemed to be in close contact with Norman and were all placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Defensive assistant coach Leonard Johnson also did not make the trip, which went on as scheduled for the rest of the team. The Bills play the Cardinals Sunday at 4:05 p.m. EST. Safety Micah Hyde, who injured his ankle during Thursday's practice, is listed as questionable to play, so the loss of three more defensive backs could leave the group thin facing the Cardinals, who are the top-ranked offense in terms of yards per-game. Teams are allowed one-for-one replacements for any active players placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. They are also allowed two elevations from the practice squad each week. The team announced that linebacker Darron Lee, cornerbacks Dane Jackson and Daryl Worley, safety Josh Thomas, and wide receiver Jake Kumerow were all elevated from the practice squad for the contest. Here is the official release from the team regarding the moves: .@BuffaloBills roster moves: pic.twitter.com/napGusAYlY— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) November 14, 2020Follow me on Twitter: @SalSports LISTEN NOW on the RADIO.COM AppFollow RADIO.COM SportsTwitter | Facebook I Instagram

As unbelievable as it may sound, in just two weeks the NFL - and maybe college football - will be back. For most football fans around the country, this means watching your favorite teams on TV take the field in empty stadiums with the nation continuing its battle of COVID-19. In Miami, the Hurricanes' home opener on September 10 and the Dolphins' home opener on September 20 will look a bit different: 13,000 fans will be allowed entry to Hard Rock Stadium. The announcement came Monday from the Dolphins and according to President and CEO of the team, Tom Garfinkel, it’s time to get on with our lives. “We can’t curl up in a ball and live in fear, go climb on the couch and not leave the house," Garfinkel said. "I think we have to get out, we have to be smart about it, we have to be responsible and we have to do it safely.” This is the goal of the Miami Dolphins and Garfinkel told Hoch and Crowder he is confident the 13,000 people that will attend games in September at Hard Rock Stadium will be “physically distanced and safe.” So what will watching a game be like this season? Listen to Garfinkel detail how a fan would experience a Dolphins game at Hard Rock Stadium this year. The Dolphins become one of just eight teams hoping to have fans in attendance at games this season with 15 organizations already ruling out spectators at home games. The 13,000 person limit - just around 20 percent of Hard Rock Stadium’s capacity - may not be the final number we see allowed as the season goes on. “If the numbers get really really good, I could see us potentially moving to a half-full stadium,” said Garfinkel while maintaining that safety is the main priority. One thing the President of the Dolphins made clear, masks WILL be required by all guests attending a game. “If you’re someone that doesn’t want to wear a mask, don’t come. This isn’t the place for you this year.” For more from Tom Garfinkel on with Hoch and Crowder, including information on ticket availability and the local government’s role in this decision, listen below: LISTEN NOW on the RADIO.COM AppFollow RADIO.COM SportsTwitter | Facebook I Instagram

PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) - Governor Tom Wolf is sticking to state Health Department guidance that no fans be allowed at high school sports events this fall. Wolf says he has an “open mind”, but so far he hasn’t changed it. “I don’t know of a safe way to do that and I think all of us ought to be focused on getting kids back into a learning mode as quickly as possible that ought to be our priority,” said Wolf on KDKA Radio Tuesday. Pennsylvania’s outdoor limit for gathering is 250 people. Bands and cheerleaders will be allowed. Allegheny County has modified its rules to allow for sports including football, but also without fans. The Fan’s Colin Dunlap questioned that logic on Monday, asking if hundreds of protesters can safely gather, why can’t parents watch their kids play sports safely?

After Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had to deal with all of the ramifications of a positive COVID-19 test, it was revealed that he never actually had the virus after all. The NFL community was hoping that this scenario, which put the entire Stafford family under a lot of distress, would be a one-time occurrence. After all, what good are all these coronavirus tests if you can't trust their reliability? Unfortunately, Stafford and the Lions aren't alone, and it seems that the culprit this time is one testing lab in New Jersey which has differed significantly from other labs in terms of test results. Several NFL teams are altering or cancelling football activities today after irregularities in results from Saturday’s COVID-19 test results from the same lab in New Jersey. Statement from the NFL: pic.twitter.com/RhwzHQVsUA— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 23, 2020Among the teams that are taking precautions and that have received false positive results are the Chicago Bears, whose nerves were understandably rattled following a recent batch of test results. Bears had nine players/staff text positive for COVID but, upon further review, nine results were false positives, the team said. Out of an abundance of caution, they postponed this morning’s practice to this afternoon at 1:30pm.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 23, 2020The Bears are joined by the Cleveland Browns, who chose to delay practices and other team activities in order to remain as safe as possible. #Browns have cancelled practice due to COVID situation. Team planning statement shortly.— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) August 23, 2020However, good news came out of Cleveland in the afternoon, as every player who received a positive test came back negative in the next round of testing. Update: We are reopening our building and will resume football activities this afternoon.Statement » https://t.co/QOClnceJD3 pic.twitter.com/LOrvQ5cjqv— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) August 23, 2020NFL insider Ian Rapoport mentioned that it was not just limited to these two teams, saying that "several teams received several positive results," all from the aforementioned New Jersey lab. However, he's spinning the story with some optimism, calling it a "test run" for the regular season in case a similar situation occurs. Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane says that the Bills are one of the many teams affected, and that a few players will be sitting out of practice due to these positive test results (via Maddy Glab). In addition, he mentioned that there are nine or 10 other teams who have been impacted by these irregular test results. The Jets are one of those organizations, according to head coach Adam Gase. Brian Costello of WFAN shared what Gase informed the media. Gase said the Jets had to cancel their walkthrough last night because of the COVID testing issue that is affecting many teams around the league. #nyj— Brian Costello (@BrianCoz) August 23, 2020Gase said they had 10 positive tests yesterday. #nyj— Brian Costello (@BrianCoz) August 23, 2020They all came back negative in subsequent tests so the Jets went ahead with practice today. #nyj— Brian Costello (@BrianCoz) August 23, 2020After the news about the Jets' results broke, another team was affected in a similar quantity. So after the Bears had nine false positive tests this weekend, and the Jets 10, the Vikings now have 12 presumptive positive tests from the same New Jersey lab that produced the other testing results.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 23, 2020Head coach Mike Zimmer said that eight players, one coach, and three staff members were the recipients of the positive test results, and that they'll be held out of practice on Sunday (via ESPN's Courtney Cronin). He also shared Rapoport's glass-half-full perspective about the timing of the incident. Zimmer: "Honestly for us, it’s probably good that it happened now because we were able to adjust and adapt and figure out the kinds of things that would happen if did happen during the season and what we would do from there."— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) August 23, 2020The Patriots also learned of false positive tests, according to reporter Jeff Howe, who says that there were several absences from practice as a result. LISTEN NOW on the RADIO.COM AppFollow RADIO.COM SportsTwitter | Facebook I Instagram