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New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton is the first known member of the N.F.L. community to test positive for the coronavirus. Payton told ESPN on Thursday that his symptoms started on Sunday — the day after he attended the Rebel Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. He said he was tested on Monday and received the results on Thursday.
“I’m feeling better and fortunate to not have any of the respiratory symptoms,” Payton said in a Twitter post, adding that he expected to stay home for four more days.