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Baker Mayfield, Case Keenum Fail to Test Out of COVID-19 Protocols

The Browns' game against the Raiders was bumped to Monday evening due to the widespread COVID-19 outbreak within the franchise. The extra time was not enough to get back quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Case Keenum.

As reported by NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Mayfield and Keenum could not clear COVID-19 protocols with the team's latest round of testing on Monday. As a result, Nick Mullens will get the start, his first of the year.

Today's round of testing allowed the team to get safety John Johnson III back onto the active roster. Takk McKinley, Anthony Walker Jr.