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Jon Gruden's reported COVID-19 safety plan: Tricking Raiders players into thinking he tested positive

All around the NFL, teams are doing everything they can to preach coronavirus safety to players as they prepare for a season that hinges on them staying safe from the ongoing pandemic.

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden reportedly decided to take things a step further.

Jon Gruden’s COVID-19 trick

According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Gruden decided to play a somewhat dirty trick on his players during a routine team Zoom call last week. As players logged on, they were greeted by assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia instead of Gruden.