The people who tested positive were retested and Burns was the only one who had a second positive test.

The Giants went on alert Tuesday when 13 members of the organization tested positive after the team returned from a Monday night game against the Chiefs in Kansas City. Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett said Freddie Kitchens, the former Browns coach and the Giants senior offensive assistant, will work with the running backs this week along with offensive assistant Jody Wright.īarkley has missed the past three games with an ankle injury and his absence from practice this week means he probably will not play Sunday. The person who will not be available is running backs coach Burton Burns, whose positive test return on Tuesday was confirmed. Judge said no player has been ruled out for the game. He has told his staff to have everybody ready to go on Sunday morning should more positive tests rule out players. “We have told every player to be ready, to be focused and locked in and ready for this game,” said Judge.

The Giants' medical staff told Judge to be patient. The NFL and the laboratory are monitoring the situation, the team said, adding it is temporarily halting the use of the Rapid Mesa Test and administering PCR tests only. The laboratory is working with experts to determine the source of the problem, the team said. PCR is a molecular test that detects genetic material of the virus using a lab technique called polymerase chain reaction. With one exception, the team said, all the positive Mesa test results over the past two days have come back negative through PCR testing. The Giants said Bio-Reference Laboratories, which handles testing for the league, is experiencing an unusually high number of false positives using the Rapid Mesa Test. Judge said all meetings were conducted virtually. Everybody is in here taking care of business, following the rules.” Some unfortunate stuff that we’re not really in control of. “Some things change, a little sudden change. “It’s a little adjustment,” tight end Evan Engram said after practice. Left guard Matt Skura, who was in the COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday, returned to practice Thursday.

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