By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
It’s all systems go for the Las Vegas Raiders hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 1:05 PM Vegas/Pacific time at Allegiant Stadium off the Strip Sunday despite COVID-19 issues for the Raiders last week.
Last week, it was unclear whether the Raiders (3-2) would even play or whether the entire offensive line would play Sunday because they were physically close to tackle Trent Brown at a practice Monday before Brown tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. The COVID-19 virus has led to the deaths of 225,000 Americans.
But Raiders offensive linemen Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson, Gabe Jackson and Kolton Miller were in quarantine last week and were on the team’s roster ready to play today against the Bucs, which are 4-2 and led by quarterback Tom Brady.
As usual, there will no fans allowed to attend the game at Allegiant Stadium. Raiders owner Mark Davis has not been attending home games either because he said if all fans cannot games then none will.
Sunday’s game, however, was switched from the Sunday Night Football game to the 1 PM start because of the Raiders’ coronavirus problems. The NFL cracked down on the Raiders for coronavirus protocol violations earlier this month.
Here’s Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s comments on the COVID-19 impact:
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