Ravens enter Intensive Protocol again after a player tests positive for COVID-19
The Baltimore Ravens are back in the NFL’s intensive protocol for a second straight week after being informed that second year cornerback Iman Marshal tested positive for COVID-19.
The 2019 fourth round pick out of USC is on season-ending injured reserve after suffering a torn his ACL in training camp and has already begun the mandatory self-quarantine.
However, unlike last week when starting cornerback Marlon Humphrey tested positive, there were no high-risk contacts via contact tracing and no other player or staff member is required to isolate this week since Marshall is still rehabbing in the team facility but is not participating in practice or most day to day activities and operations.
Official team statement:
“We were informed this morning that a Ravens player has tested positive for COVID-19. He immediately began to self-quarantine, and our organization is now in the NFL’s intensive protocol. There were no high-risk contacts, and no other player or staff member is required to isolate.”
“We will continue to work closely with the NFL, our team doctors and trainers and will follow their guidance.”
Requirements under new health guidelines:
- All meetings must be done virtually unless held outdoors or in a bubble with masks being worn by all while maintaining physical distancing and wearing Kinexon tracking devices.
- Practice or walkthrough is permitted on a practice field and/or indoor bubble. All players and coaches must wear masks or Oakley Faceshield. Players may remove their helmet/mask for breaks but should be more than six feet apart when unprotected.
- Only 10 players and five staff members are allowed in the weight room at any time and masks must be worn at all times by everyone and appropriate distance kept. Clubs may have multiple weight rooms if there are physical barriers between each room.
- Players are permitted to enter facility for medical treatment, including physical therapy and rehabilitation. Players must wear a surgical grade mask at all times and a face shield when possible and staff must wear face shield and surgical grade mask and gloves at all times.
