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Steelers player tests positive for COVID-19

By WPXI.com News Staff

(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) (Al Bello/Getty Images)

By WPXI.com News Staff

PITTSBURGH — A Steelers player tested positive for COVID-19, according to the team’s spokesperson Burt Lauten.

Lauten sent Channel 11 the following statement:

“We have sent home our coaching staff, players and other staff members out of caution after we had one player test positive for COVID-19 that included several close contacts. We will continue to work with the NFL on contact tracing.”

The Steelers were eliminated from the playoffs Sunday after their loss to the Browns.

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