Saturday, the Detroit Lions reported that star quarterback, former Georgia football star Matthew Stafford tested positive for the coronavirus.
However, in a revised report from the Lions on Tuesday, the organization stated that Stafford’s test was a ‘false positive’ and he was removed from the NFL’s new ‘reserve/ COVID-19 list’.
The Lions had placed Stafford on the NFL’s new ‘reserve/ COVID-19 list’, making him the first starting quarterback to be placed on the list that was created for a player who either tests positive for COVID-19 or who has been quarantined after having been in close contact with an infected person or persons.