Giants assistant Burton Burns tests positive for COVID-19
New York Giants running backs coach Burton Burns has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. In his absence, Freddie Kitchens and Jody Wright will coach the running backs.
Burns will continue to be involved with the team via Zoom, head coach Joe Judge told reporters on Wednesday.
In addition to Burns, 12 others tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday but all 12 re-tested on Wednesday and those results game negative. However, Judge indicated there were new positives on Wednesday via the rapid tests and those players/coaches are now being re-tested.
As a matter of precaution, the entire Giants organization — vaccinated or unvaccinated — are being tested. Additionally, several players will be held out of Wednesday’s walkthrough practice.
Any unvaccinated player who is ultimately deemed a “close contact” of Burns will be forced into a league-mandated quarantine and miss Sunday’s game.
Covid scare with #Giants. Joe Judge addresses it in a new setting, more spaced out pic.twitter.com/iEmXJEPvJS
— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) November 3, 2021
Judge acknowledged that the Giants do have several unvaccinated players, but not many. He also noted that each have follow the league’s and team’s strict protocols to the best of his knowledge.
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