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Report: NFL considering altering protocols after Matthew Stafford’s false positive ordeal

The Detroit Lions have a long history of causing change in the NFL. Whether it’s due to a horrible, rarely-used rule or the process of the catch, the Lions always seem to be on the bad end of the league’s guinea pig testing.

That tradition continued last week, as Matthew Stafford was the first NFL player publicly known to have produced a false positive test during the COVID-19 screening process. The test caused a bit of chaos in the Stafford family, as they promptly tested the entire family and went through some hardships from judgmental neighbors.