Falcons Place A.J. Terrell On Reserve/Covid-19 List

The rookie becomes the first player to miss a game due to COVID-19

Christian Crittenden | Sep 26, 2020

Falcons Place A.J. Terrell On Reserve/Covid-19 List /

The Atlanta Falcons have become the first team to have a player miss a game to COVID-19 during the 2020 regular season. The team announced on Saturday that they have placed rookie cornerback A.J. Terrell on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Teams are not allowed to comment on a player’s medical status outside of their roster status. Teams are also not allowed to announce whether or not a player has tested positive for COVID-19 or is in quarantine.

As Adam Schefter states on Twitter, The Falcons were notified of Terrell’s test results on Saturday from a test that he took on Friday morning. League protocols require the Falcons to begin immediate contact tracing. So far, the Falcons have not received any other negative tests.

Falcons got the news about CB A.J. Terrell's test today; it was from a test he took Friday morning. Terrell practiced Friday. Now immediate contact tracing goes into effect, per league protocols, but the Falcons have not gotten any other positive test results. https://t.co/0mqy9dNLUG
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 26, 2020

Terrell has played in two games so far this season, recording 11 tackles and one quarterback hit.

In a corresponding move, the Falcons have promoted linebacker Edmond Robinson from the practice squad to the active roster. They have also promoted cornerbacks Delrick Abrams Jr. and Tyler Hall to the active roster for the game.

Teams are allowed to carry 16 players on the practice squad this season as insurance in case a player is placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Falcons were already thin in the secondary prior to the news. Ricardo Allen and Kendall Sheffield will both miss the game due to injury. Safety Damontae Kazee was limited in practice this week with a hip injury.

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Published Sep 26, 2020

CHRISTIAN CRITTENDEN

I've been working as a journalist for three years now. In that time, I've written for The Signal as a beat writer the women's basketball and softball teams.