More than 100 players are currently on the Covid 19/reserve list, especially many are from the Cleveland Browns squad. Their game next Saturday will not be rescheduled despite all the absences, NFL chief Roger Goodell guarantees.

New York/Munich – The fourth Corona wave has now also reached the NFL.

The Cleveland Browns were hit particularly hard, having to do without head coach Kevin Stefanski and quarterback Baker Mayfield for their game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Commissioner Roger Goodell clearly rejects a rescheduling of the game.

NFL chief Roger Goodell: game rescheduling not an option

“We are very confident that we can handle this with constant changes and adjustments to our protocols,” the NFL chief forcefully asserted Wednesday.

2020 numerous games were still postponed after Corona outbreaks, consequently the league tightened its regulations and protocols to prevent such a scenario during this season.

At the start of the preseason, the NFL had made it clear to the 32 clubs that corona outbreaks would no longer lead to a game being postponed. In the worst case, a game could even be scored against a team, the league said at the time.

Cleveland Browns: Confidence despite missing star players

Saturday night’s game is seminal for both teams, with both the Browns and Raiders doomed to win on the road to the playoffs (click here for the latest playoff picture).

Over the past few days, more than 100 players have been placed on the so-called Covid 19/reserve list by their clubs. The Cleveland Browns are missing by far the most players, besides Stefanski and Mayfield, receiver Jarvis Landry, left tackle Jedrick Wells as well as safety John Johnson III are doomed to watch. “

“We saw it last season and we’ve seen it this year: The guys are showing what they’re made of,” Stefanski praised his team earlier in the week. “That’s what the NFL is all about.”

“You’re missing some guys because of injuries or something like that – but others are playing their way into the spotlight. That’s why we have a group of players on this team that we have absolute confidence in,” the Browns head coach emphasised emphatically.