The Bills told their rookies to return home from the team's facility Thursday following five positive coronavirus tests this week, the team told ESPN.
According to ESPN, two players, including one rookie, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The rookie is asymptomatic.
While the Bills were not required to shut their facility down following the positive test, the team decided to minimize risk by sending its players home. As a result of the decision, the team held virtual meetings on Thursday instead of holding in-person meetings as scheduled.
"As we were informed by medical experts as training camp opened, we expected to have positive tests for COVID," the team said in a statement to ESPN.