A barber who recently cut the hair of two players on the Kansas City Chiefs has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, both receiver Demarcus Robinson and center Daniel Kilgore are now on the reserve/ COVID-19 list.
The two have not tested positive, but have been deemed high-risk close contacts of the barber. Both the players and the barber were wearing personal protection equipment when they came into contact.
From the NFL.com post:
“The barber took an additional rapid test as a precaution before entering the facility Sunday, but the results were delayed briefly because of a line of friends and family also getting tested. He was wearing double PPE and was still cutting Kilgore’s hair — the first in a line of players waiting for haircuts — when the positive result came back. The barber was immediately removed; in a follow-up interview with NFL officials, the barber said he’d also cut Robinson’s hair the previous day away from the facility.
On Dec. 18, the NFL sent a memo with several updates to COVID protocols, noting that “non-club service providers such as barbers, personal chefs, chiropractors, masseuses and stretching assistants who are employed by individual players” frequently contribute to positive cases and strongly encouraged clubs to have them tested prior to performing services.”
If the players continue to test negative throughout the week they will both be eligible to return to the Chiefs’ roster in time for the Super Bowl. The big game is against Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday.
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