The Steelers announced that an undisclosed Ravens player had tested positive for COVID-19 Monday morning. All Steelers players from Sunday have tested negative, but team spokesman Burt Lauten indicates the team will follow the NFL's protocols at practice this week:
Statement from #Steelers Spokesman Burt Lauten: pic.twitter.com/xoPE1wLbvP
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) November 2, 2020
Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey announced via Twitter that he was the player who tested positive:
I got the Rona hopefully I’ll be back healthy soon
— Marlon Humphrey (@marlon_humphrey) November 2, 2020
After the Steelers beat the Ravens 28-24 at M&T Bank Stadium Sunday, obvious concern for the Steelers' players testing positive this week has the team following the NFL's protocols and players concerned.
Eric Ebron expressed some of that concern, albeit in a more joking manner, via Twitter:
😭😭😭 this was not 6ft 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/OG2uZAoaMr
— Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) November 2, 2020
Humphrey is the Ravens' top cornerback and played all 53 defensive snaps for the team Sunday. He lined up plenty against JuJu Smith-Schuster, who he tackled three times, throughout the game. Humphrey's only other tackle of the game came against Ebron, and he was called for a pass interference penalty while covering Chase Claypool.
Humphrey was listed on the Ravens' injury report last Wednesday and was sent home from practice for exhibiting cold symptoms. He returned to practice Thursday and Friday before playing against the Steelers Sunday.
