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New York Giants limit facility access, cite rapid tests for 'unusually high number' of COVID-19 false positives

The New York Giants say irregularities with the rapid COVID-19 tests used by the NFL's lab seem to have resulted in false positive results for several players, potentially including running back Saquon Barkley.

Coach Joe Judge said there were a "good amount" of coaches, players, staff members and even media that had seemingly irregular results over the past few days.

"Bio-Reference Laboratories (BRL) is experiencing an unusually high number of false positives using the Rapid Mesa Test at our facility. With the exception of one individual, all of the positive Mesa test results over the last two days have come back negative through PCR testing," the Giants said in a statement.