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Professional sports teams feel deja vu as games are rescheduled amid COVID surge

FOX News

A record number of NFL players tested positive for COVID-19 last week, leading to postponed games. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Football fans got double the action Monday night and will again Tuesday night. That's because the NFL rearranged its Week 15 schedule as COVID-19 cases surge among the players, 100 of whom tested positive over three days last week. For the second year in a row, professional sports teams aren't just worried about their opponent -- they're worried about whether there are enough players to play the game. "Just like anywhere else, you have to think about can you operate your business if everybody is sick?" said Brian Labus, infectious disease epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.