The Cleveland Browns’ training facility remained closed Wednesday pending additional COVID-19 test results.
The team announced Tuesday that head coach Kevin Stefanski and four others members of the organization had tested positive, making them unavailable for Sunday night’s wild-card game at Pittsburgh.
As the Browns prepare virtually for the Steelers, ESPN said the team is awaiting the results of additional testing done on potential high-risk close contacts of Stefanski, tight ends coach Drew Petzing, defensive backs coach Jeff Howard, Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio and wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge.
Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer will serve as the acting head coach Sunday and multiple outlets reported that offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt will call the plays in lieu of Stefanski.
CLEVELAND (AP) Amid a masked, muted celebration in the locker room after the Browns ended the NFL's longest playoff drought, coach Kevin Stefanski asked for a game ball and then told Pro Bowl guard Joel Bitonio to step forward. Stefanski flipped the ball to Bitonio, who had survived seven long seasons, 0-16 in 2017, the Johnny Manziel mess and numerous coaching changes. “You're going to the playoffs, 75,” Stefanki told Bitonio. Two days later, nothing is certain with the Browns.
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The Chiefs didn’t have a lot to play for on Sunday―they locked up the no. 1 seed in AFC and a crucial first-round bye last week―so we can’t take much away from their JV squad losing 38-21 to the Chargers. Instead, I’m focused on the main points that make Kansas City the team to beat in the AFC and the playoffs at large. That list starts with Patrick Mahomes, who’s the closest thing the NFL has to prime Michael Jordan. He’s capable of effortlessly putting points on the board and
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