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Doug Pederson tests positive for COVID-19

Posted on August 3, 2020 by James Mastrucci

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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has tested positive for COVID-19, the second coach to test positive for the virus.

Doug Pederson has tested positive for COVID-19 according to reports. The Eagles head coach told the team Sunday about his diagnosis.

Filed to ESPN: Eagles coach Doug Pederson has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to sources. He relayed the news to the team tonight after a second positive test confirming the news.
— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) August 3, 2020

Pederson had two positive tests which confirmed that he does have COVID-19.

Doug Pederson now becomes the second NFL head coach known to have contracted coronavirus, but he is the first one to do it in season, where it takes on a different meaning. In March, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton revealed that he had tested positive. https://t.co/DPNlzerKYs
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 3, 2020

Adam Schefter notes that Doug Pederson is the second NFL coach to test positive, (Sean Payton tested positive in March), but is the first to test positive in season.

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