BALTIMORE – The Ravens have been fined $ 250,000 by the NFL for their recent COVID-19 outbreak, but have avoided losing a draft pick, a league source has confirmed.
This discipline is less severe than others perceived by the league this season. The New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans were each fined $ 350,000, and the Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints were fined $ 500,000 each and eliminated by a selection; The Raiders lost a selection in the sixth round and the Saints in the seventh round.
The NFL fine adds to the discipline imposed by the Ravens, the source said. Baltimore suspended strength and conditioning coach Steve Saunders because he did not always wear a mask and a contact tracker in the unit.
Last month, the Ravens faced one of the biggest outbreaks in professional sports. Baltimore had at least one positive test player for 10 consecutive days and had two of its games rescheduled several times as a result.
The Ravens placed a total of 23 players on the reserve list / COVID-19 between November 23 and December 2, including current NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, who tested positive for coronavirus on Thanksgiving. The team was informed by the NFL that “at least four unique strains” of COVID-19 were found inside it during the outbreak.
This caused the Ravens game against the Steelers to be postponed three times and their game against the Cowboys to be postponed twice.
“From the beginning, we took the virus seriously, very seriously,” Ravens President Dick Cass said in a statement earlier this month. “… Despite our efforts, the protocol is as effective as our weakest link. With a dangerous virus like this, everyone has to follow the protocol to avoid infecting many. Now we know that not everyone at Ravens they followed the thorough protocol. “
The crows had only a few positive tests since the outbreak. Baltimore currently has no players on the reserve list / COVID-19.
The NFL Network first reported the Ravens fine.