Texans and Chiefs rookies are reporting for COVID-19 testing today

The NFL begins to face COVID-19 with today’s rookie testing.

Despite the persistent threat of the coronavirus, the NFL season is rolling on as expected. It was recently announced that training camps are set to begin as scheduled on July 28, sparking the impassioned player response, in preparation for the upcoming season.

In the week before camps open, players will of course be tested for the coronavirus. Today, the Texans and Chiefs will begin that process with the rookies as they prepare to enter their new homes for the first time.

Recently, the MLB revealed incredibly positive results when it came to coronavirus testing, with just six confirmed cases of 10,548 tests. MLS and NBA have overcome their hurdles and began to train and play successfully at Disney.

Football has been the sport most hindered by the virus, without even having begun yet. Numerous colleges across the country shut down during individual workouts following significant growth in cases, while some NFL teams have seen similar results.

The Texans were one of those teams that had positive cases just a month ago, as they sit in an especially volatile position in one of the nation’s COVID-19 hotspots.

What would numerous positive tests do to the NFL’s training plans?

When it comes to the Chiefs, star quarterback Patrick Mahomes is one of many to question the league’s safety protocols, as he tweeted the following.

With so much working against the NFL right now, it becomes interesting to consider how this first round of testing and training may go. Even more importantly, what would the league do if there is a sudden growth in cases in today’s tests or those that follow? What will happen if a rookie cannot take the field for another two weeks?

One positive will not be enough to alter the league’s hopes, but the more that come, the more pessimistic an NFL season will look. Today will be the first indication of where those hopes lie.