The Kansas City Chiefs placed wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and reserve center Daniel Kilgore on the reserve / COVID-19 list due to close contact.
Changes to the list mark the first coronavirus-related problems before Sunday’s Super Bowl.
If they are officially designated only as close contacts, Robinson and Kilgore could play in the Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers if they had five consecutive days of negative tests.
“The NFL did a great job with that, introducing different aspects of safety for players to be as safe as possible,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said on Monday. “We have been hammering this point out forever. The problem is that you are fighting the invisible man. It hits you when you least expect it, and we are seeing it in everything. It is an unfortunate thing.”
Robinson, 26, set his career record for 45 receptions for 466 yards and three touchdowns this season.
Kilgore, 33, has appeared in seven games – including four games – this season, his first with the Chiefs. The 10-year-old veteran is listed as the Kansas City support center, behind Austin Reiter.
“These guys were as safe as they could be,” said Reid, “and let’s see how it goes. But the league has built-in rules and regulations, so we follow them and everything is going to be all right. done. “
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.