Saints Coach Sean Payton Tests Positive for Coronavirus

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The first person from the NFL world has tested positive for Covid-19.

It’s not a player, it’s New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton:

Saints’ HC Sean Payton tested positive for the coronavirus, he told ESPN on Thursday. Payton is the first person in the NFL world known to test positive for the virus.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 19, 2020

Payton told Schefter that he came forward with his diagnosis in an effort to encourage people to heed the current government recommendations of self-isolation:

Sean Payton said he came forward with his coronavirus diagnosis because he wants all people to heed the warnings of government officials, stay inside, and behave responsibly. More ahead on ESPN.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 19, 2020

Saints Coach Sean Payton Tests Positive for Coronavirus

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