Saints’ Sean Payton tests positive for COVID-19
March 19, 2020
Saints’ Head Coach Sean Payton told ESPN Thursday he tested presumptive positive for COVID-19.
Payton is the first to come forward with a positive novel coronavirus test in the world of the NFL.
A tweet from ESPN’s Adam Schefter released the news.
Payton told ESPN he “wants all people to heed the warnings of government officials, stay inside, and behave responsibly.”