In a memo obtained by CNN on Friday, the league’s management council told teams, “A player wearing a mask during a close contact has a significantly reduced probability of being designated a “High Risk Close Contact” after an exposures to a COVID-positive individual.”
In a recent case of a player who tested positive two days after a game, contact tracing revealed that the player had close contacts with 17 teammates and 2 members of the team’s staff, none of who were wearing masks.
“Although the experts have determined that the positive player’s testing history established that he was likely not contagious on game day (he had a negative test on game day as well as the days before and after), the number of potential “High Risk Close Contacts” identified by this exercise is concerning as it relates to potential exposure and transmission,” according to the memo.
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