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Sources: New Orleans Saints player's retest comes back negative; game still on

The New Orleans Saints-Detroit Lions game will be played after coronavirus retesting showed negative results for a Saints player, sources confirmed to ESPN.

A Saints player had a positive COVID-19 test Saturday, but sources said a retest came back negative and that contact tracing found negative tests among those players as well.

The Saints are scheduled to play the Lions in Detroit at 1 p.m. ET.

The Athletic first reported the negative retest.

Two other games in Week 4 have been postponed due to positive tests. The Tennessee Titans' Week 4 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers has been rescheduled for Week 7 as eight players and eight team personnel have tested positive since the team's Week 3 game last Sunday.