Baker Mayfield, Kevin Stefanski test positive for COVID-19

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Browns QB Baker Mayfield, coach Kevin Stefanski test positive for COVID-19

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 12/15/21

The Cleveland Browns' upcoming game was already in jeopardy with a COVID-19 outbreak hitting the locker room earlier this week.

The likelihood of that game taking place was pushed to the limits early Wednesday, as ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is the latest to test positive for the virus.

Browns’ QB Baker Mayfield has tested positive for COVID-19, sources tell @FieldYates, @ByKimberleyA and me. Unless he produces two negative tests between Saturday, he’s out vs. Raiders.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 15, 2021

Browns’ QB Baker Mayfield is said to “feel completely normal”, per a source, but he has tested positive for COVID. Now Case Keenum is in line to start Saturday vs. the Raiders, with Nick Mullens as his backup.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 15, 2021

ESPN added that head coach Kevin Stefanski and cornerback Troy Hill have also tested positive and will be added to the COVID/Reserve list.

Cleveland had already placed eight players on the COVID list on Tuesday. According to ESPN, all eight of those players are vaccinated.

There is no word yet as to whether the Browns' Saturday matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders will be postponed. Granted, all parties still have time to produce two negative tests to be cleared to play. That being said, the large number of cases is definitely concerning.

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