Cardinals Monitoring Jets' COVID Situation Prior To Road Trip

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Kingsbury said the organization continues to push being diligent of following COVID protocols in team meetings, and noted that the news is often flashing across the screens with the NFL Network playing on TVs at the Dignity Health Training Center. Head athletic trainer Tom Reed also addresses the team once a week.


Kingsbury seemed to want to push that message to his players Friday at practice, with the first song blaring out of the speakers as players stretched Future's "Too Comfortable," with the line repeating, "don't get too comfortable."


"I have a tattoo on my shoulder that says, 'Each day is not promised,' " safety Budda Baker said. "Right now, we're practicing, we're working with each other and that's all we can think about. We can't about anything of the future. Right now, it's Friday, we got done with practice, we'll have our meetings and then we'll head off to New York like it's any other week."


Tackle D.J. Humphries was laid back about any potential changes to the team's trip or game day, saying "whatever happens, happens" and acknowledging the Cardinals' two-game losing streak has taken precedence in his mind.


"I think that's why my attitude is what it is, because everyone is so focused of getting back on track," Humphries said. "We also found out about this (this morning), so it's kind of hard to think about. It (was) a Friday practice so we were focused on the task at hand.


"We'll be prepared to go whenever it is."


The player in New York was being re-tested to see if it could be a false positive, according to reports. The NFL has moved games if needed to buy time in such situations; this week, the Titans -- who have been dealing with a full coronavirus outbreak for a couple of weeks -- are scheduled to play the Bills on Tuesday night.


Meanwhile, the Cardinals are waiting to see if anything is affected for their trip, either their departure late Friday afternoon or the actual game day.


"As long as it follows all the protocols, I'm in favor of playing the game on time," Keim said.

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