A number of sources are reporting that New Orleans Saints participant — and former Detroit Lion — fullback Michael Burton has examined optimistic for COVID-19 after arriving in Detroit for his or her Week four recreation with the Lions.

As a part of league COVID-19 protocols, NFL groups are testing gamers day by day and after Friday’s testing cleared the Saints for his or her Saturday flight to Detroit, Saturday’s checks returned with a optimistic outcome.

Presently, Burton is being rapid-tested to substantiate his optimistic outcome and making an attempt to find out whether it is correct or a attainable false-positive, like what occurred with Matthew Stafford in coaching camp.

Not solely is Burton being retested, however contact tracing has recognized three extra gamers who sat on the aircraft round him who’re additionally being rechecked, together with star operating again Alvin Kamara.

That is simply the most recent in a sudden surge in optimistic check outcomes across the league. This week, the NFL has already postponed the Titans vs Vikings recreation and delayed the Patriots vs Chiefs recreation to Monday or Tuesday.

Now, the Lions vs Saints recreation is in actual jeopardy.

With the sport scheduled to happen at 1:00 pm EST, the large query is: can the NFL get correct check outcomes they will really feel assured in, in an effort to play the sport on time, or will the league take a cautious strategy and delay this recreation, as they did with the Patriots-Chiefs?

This can be a creating state of affairs. Keep tuned to Lions Wire for updates.