NFL says Patriots to play at Chiefs on Monday night after further testing reveals no new positives

The New England Patriots will play at the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night after Sunday’s scheduled game was postponed because of positive coronavirus tests on both teams, according to the NFL.

The Patriots and Chiefs will kick off at 7:05 p.m. ET on Monday, followed by the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers at 8:50 p.m. ET.

The NFL said that “further testing of players and personnel on both teams returned no new positives from Saturday and Sunday testing.

“The clubs also worked closely with the NFL and NFLPA and infectious disease experts to conduct contact tracing and post-COVID exposure protocols are now in effect for both teams.”

Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Monday morning that the Patriots' overnight test results all came back negative. The team is traveling to Kansas City.

The NFL postponed New England’s game against the defending Super Bowl champions after both teams reported positive COVID-19 tests on Saturday. The Patriots released an official statement Saturday morning after news broke about a player having coronavirus, but have not named the player.

Schefter reported on Saturday that Pats quarterback Cam Newton was the player with coronavirus.

Newton posted on Instagram on Sunday afternoon saying, “I will never question God’s reasoning; just will always respond with, 'Yes Lord.”

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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