The NFL is investigating whether the Las Vegas Raiders violated locker room access protocol during their Monday night game against the New Orleans Saints, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The NFL’s strict COVID-19 protocols limit the non-players and coaches who can enter the locker room. Per league rules, only 40 employees (aside from players) are allowed access to the locker room. Those employees are the team’s coaching staff, training personnel, equipment staff, general manager, a security person and a communications person.
Sep 21, 2020; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden before a NFL game against the New Orleans Saints at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsAccording to the report, league officials believe a non-credentialed team employee entered the Raiders’ locker room on Monday night.
The league has fined coaches and teams $1.75 million so far this season for failing to comply with mask requirements aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden was fined $100,000 and the team was fined $250,000 for violating the mask policy in Week 2.
On Friday, the league sent a memo reminding teams of the rules ahead of Week 3.
“All individuals, except for active players in the bench area, are required to wear face coverings at all times on game day, including on the sidelines and in the coaches’ booth,” said the memo, shared by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero via social media. The memo reiterated that the rule applies to all non-playing club personnel and “strongly encouraged” players who don’t expect to substitute into the game to wear masks.
The NFL also fined Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks), Kyle Shanahan (San Francisco 49ers), Vic Fangio (Denver Broncos) and Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints) and their teams for violating the mask policy in Week 2.
–Field Level Media (@FieldLevelMedia)
The San Francisco Giants will look to further close the gap in their all-time rivalry with the visiting Oakland Athletics when they seek a second straight win Wednesday night in…
The Cleveland Guardians and Los Angeles Angels will play the third game of their four-game series Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif., as the Guardians try to rediscover their offense. Cleveland’s…
The Los Angeles Kings are playoff-bound for the first time since the 2017-18 season. The Kings (43-27-10, 96 points) punched their postseason ticket Tuesday night when Dallas defeated Vegas in…
Guardians, slumping Franmil Reyes take on Shohei Ohtani’s Angels
Playoff-bound Kings seek to keep Kraken reeling
Six-man rotation kicks in as Astros, Cristian Javier face Rangers
Jason Robertson, Stars can lock up playoff berth vs. Coyotes