Lions: False positive put Stafford on COVID list
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was removed from the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday and placed on the active roster after what the team called a false positive test.
Stafford appeared Saturday on the reserve/COVID-19 list, which means a player either has taken a test that has come back positive or has been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
The Lions, in a statement released Tuesday, said Stafford never had COVID-19 and instead had a false positive test after two negative coronavirus tests last Tuesday and Wednesday. On Friday, Stafford took a test that came back positive on Saturday.
His following three tests were all negative.
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“To be clear, Matthew does NOT have COVID-19 and never has had COVID-19 and the test in question was a false-positive,” the Lions said in a statement. “Also, all of Matthew’s family have been tested and everyone is negative.”
Stafford was the first starting quarterback to go on the reserve/COVID-19 list and, at the time, the eighth Detroit player. Since then, tight end
