EAGAN, Minn. -- Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins vowed to follow the NFL's COVID-19 protocols to avoid contracting the virus or being deemed a close contact ahead of returning to practice Thursday after being activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Cousins and quarterback Nate Stanley were subjected to the league's COVID-19 protocols last Saturday after rookie Kellen Mond tested positive for the virus. Cousins and Stanley were deemed high-risk close contacts and had to isolate for five days before being eligible to return to practice.
According to NFL-NFL Players Association protocols, a high-risk close contact designates that a player is also unvaccinated.