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The team announced Thursday that wide receiver Tyler Lockett and running back Alex Collins have been placed on the reserve list.
The players are in danger of missing the game if they are not up to date with their vaccinations, according to a source. Lockett and Collins could be cleared for a faster return after the NFL relaxed the testing requirements.
There has been a big increase in COVID-19 cases around the league. The Rams have 16 players on the reserve list, which includes Beckham Jr.
All of the players had tested negative earlier in the day, as was the case on Monday. The team tests its players twice a week.
"I was very happy about that, with all that's going on around the league," he said. He said that they have been doing everything they can to deal with the surge in COVID-19 cases.
He said that their guys were managing their role. "They're managing it with the conscious that helps them make the right decisions."
Lockett has 62 catches and 1,023 receiving yards. He joined Steve Largent as the only players in franchise history to top 1,000 receiving yards in three straight seasons.
Collins leads the team with 411 rushing yards. He had been the primary running back for the Seahawks since Chris Carson went down with a neck injury in October, but last week he was replaced by RashaadPenny, who had the best game of his career with 137 rushing yards and two touchdown against the Houston Texans. It was said thatPenny deserved the chance to stay in that role.
Lockett told reporters that he is protected from diseases. He said in the summer of 2020 that he had a lot of hesitation about playing last season because of concerns about COVID-19. He said that the concerns were related to his heart abnormality and the fact that his family has asthma.
A source says that the Seahawks have two unvaccinated players.
Information from Dan and Lindsey was used in the report.
