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Mike Chiari is the featured Columnist for December 14, 2021.
AP Images for Panini are by Winslow Townson.
On Tuesday, the Cleveland Browns were placed in the enhanced protocols of the NFL.
All players, coaches and personnel at the team facility will have to wear masks on Tuesday because team meetings will be virtual, according to Jake Trotter. Trotter said Tuesday's practice will be closed to the media.
According to USA Today, there were some positive COVID-19 tests returned by the Browns.
The team didn't say who tested positive, but they did say that six players have been placed on the reserve list.
The players were placed on the list and missed the win over the Ravens.
According to a report by the Akron Beacon Journal, Kevin Stefanski said Monday that he was unsure of the status of those players for Saturday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
One time this season, the Browns were placed in enhanced COVID-19 protocols.
Running backs Nick Chubb, Demetric Felton and John Kelly, as well as practice-squad players Lawrence Cager and Bryan Mills were placed on the COVID list before the game against the New England Pats.
Cleveland lost that game 45-7, its most one-sided defeat of the season.
The game on Saturday is important for the Browns, as their win over Baltimore put them back in the thick of the playoff race.
In addition to being in the mix for a wild-card spot at 6-7, the Browns are back in the race for the division title.
Cleveland is in a three way tie for second place in the division, one game behind the Ravens.
Baltimore is vulnerable because of the ankle injury Lamar Jackson sustained in Sunday's game, and the division could be there for the taking.
A win over the Raiders would go a long way toward putting the Cleveland Browns in position to return to the playoffs for the second year in a row.
