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False Positive COVID Tests May Be Frustrating, But Let's All Keep a Broader Perspective

Bills quarterback Josh Allen was “super frustrated” about his status as one of 77 NFL players with a false positive COVID-19 test this week, which forced him to miss Wednesday’s practice.

He said, via the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, that he was startled by the 6 a.m. phone call informing him of the positive test (“it’s nothing you want to hear”) and that he’s concerned that something like this might happen on a Saturday, forcing him to miss an actual game even if he’s careful and not symptomatic.

“It sucks that I was kind of the guinea pig and whatnot, and part of that process, but I’m glad it wasn’t then, I’m glad it was now and we’re able to kind of move past it,” he said.