Report: Nearly the Entire Raiders Starting Defense is Going on the COVID-19 List

Eight additional defensive starters and other players are headed to the COVID-19/Reserve list after being deemed high-risk close contacts.

The Las Vegas Raiders are having COVID-19 problems—again.

The news broke Wednesday morning that defensive end Clelin Ferrell tested positive for COVID-19, and he will likely be out against the Chiefs on Sunday. Safety Lamarcus Joyner was immediately identified as a high-risk close contact and placed on the COVID-19/Reserve list.

Things started to fall apart for the Raiders defense as the day continued.

As of Wednesday afternoon, at least eight additional defensive starters and other players are headed to the COVID-19/Reserve list after being deemed high-risk close contacts, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. 

This is wild: Nearly the entire #Raiders starting defense is going on the COVID-19 list because of high-risk close contacts, but all are eligible to play in the game if they continue to test negatively, sources tell me and @TomPelissero.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 18, 2020

As of right now, the situation is pretty fluid. If the players who are testing negative now continue to do so, they will be available to play against Kansas City.

Raiders defensive players placed on the COVID-19 list today:
* DB Jonathan Abram
* DT Maliek Collins
* DT Johnathan Hankins
* DB Isaiah Johnson
* DE Arden Key
* DT Kendal Vickers

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 18, 2020