The Cleveland Browns closed their facility Wednesday to conduct contact detection after a coach and a training team tested positive for COVID-19, according to head coach Kevin Stefanski.
The Browns have been struggling with the coronavirus since Saturday, when they had to place their entire receiving squad on the reserve / COVID-19 list as close contact with high risk after coming into contact with another player who tested positive . Receivers Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones and KhaDarel Hodge and linebackers BJ Goodson and Jacob Phillips all missed Cleveland’s 23-2 loss to the New York Jets.
The Browns added Harrison Bryant and security services Karl Joseph and Andrew Sendejo to the reserve / COVID-19 list on Tuesday.
The Browns do not expect to get Sendejo or Goodson back in time for Sunday’s final season against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but are hopeful that the other players, including the receivers, can rejoin the team from Thursday, should they continue to test. negative for the coronavirus.
Cleveland could clinch its first playoff spot in 17 seasons with a win over the Steelers.