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The Chiefs had to isolate two players this week when it came to light that a barber with COVID-19 had cut their hair. But it could have been much worse.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the same barber would cut the hair of Patrick Mahomes and at least 20 other Chiefs players and staff members.
The Chiefs arranged for the barber to receive a COVID-19 test, and he was relieved of his duties when the test returned positive. The barber found out he was positive while cutting Chiefs center Daniel Kilgore’s hair. He cut all of the wider receiver Demarcus Robinson’s hair, which is why the two of them have been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and will separate them until they have undergone negative tests for five days. The barber, Kilgore and Robinson all wore masks during the haircut, and so far Kilgore and Robinson have continued to test negative.
The Chiefs dodged a bullet when the barber’s test result came back just as quickly. And with the Super Bowl now less than five days away, it’s essential that every player be extremely careful about close contact with anyone. A close contact with someone who is testing positive today will result in a player being isolated until after the Super Bowl.