Report: Saints Have Player Who Tested Positive for COVID-19

Game at Ford Field is in jeopardy after Saints player tests positive for COVID-19

The Detroit Lions' home game against the New Orleans Saints is in jeopardy after Saints fullback Michael Burton reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus.

According to Pro Football Talk, New Orleans became aware of the positive test result after arriving in Detroit Saturday evening, ahead of its Week 4 game against the Lions at Ford Field Sunday afternoon.

Additional testing is now taking place for those players who have been identified as being near Burton on the Saints plane.

Two games on the NFL schedule have already been postponed as a result of players testing positive for the coronavirus.

On Saturday, it was announced that Cam Newton tested positive, and the game between the Patriots and Chiefs was subsequently postponed to either Monday or Tuesday.

The Steelers-Titans Week 4 matchup has already been postponed to Week 7, after several players on Tennessee's roster, along with members of the organization, tested positive. 

At this point, New Orleans is awaiting the results of testing in order to determine how many more members of the organization have been potentially exposed to the virus. 

The game has yet to be officially postponed, and it is unclear as of early Sunday morning if the game will take place in any capacity. 

SI All Lions will stay on top of this developing story, and will update the report as news becomes available.

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