Washington scraps tryout players after one tests positive for COVID-19 Team planned on bringing in five players on tryouts before illness Follow Us Question of the Day By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times - Thursday, May 13, 2021 The Washington Football Team won’t have any tryout players at its rookie minicamp this weekend after one of them tested positive for COVID-19, a source with knowledge of the situation said. The team planned on trying out only five players — the maximum allowed under league rules. Before the pandemic, teams would try out between 25 to 30 players, but the NFL severely cut down on the amount to limit capacity.