Titans & Vikings Shut Facilities Down, Suspend Operations Due To COVID Outbreak Within Team

With a bubbled NFL all but impossible, we figured at some point this season that some sort of outbreak would occur within an organization with a football season being played during a pandemic, and now we have it.

News broke Tuesday morning that the Tennessee titans had three players and five other personnel test positive for COVID-19. As a result, in-person operations for the team have been suspended and the facility has been shut down. Due to the Titans having just played against the Vikings, Minnesota followed suit with the same measures as a precaution.

A league source has confirmed Titans have 3 new players have tested positive and 5 new personnel positives for the Covid-19. I'm told no decision has been made about this weekend's game against the Steelers in Nashville. The Titans facility is expected to be shut down.

— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) September 29, 2020

The #Titans had three new player positives and five new personnel positives for COVID-19, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. Both Titans and Vikings, who hosted them Sunday, will suspend in person club activities starting today.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 29, 2020

A statement from the NFL on the #Titans COVID-19 situation, along with a #Vikings update: pic.twitter.com/6sgYhemxm4

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 29, 2020

The players and personnel whom tested positive will quarantine, while anyone who was in close contact with them for extended period of times must test negative before re-joining team activities.