As of Friday, the Browns have had a total of 24 players — 12 starters, including the punter — who either tested positive for COVID-19 this week or were still on the reserve/COVID-19 list from last week.
The Raiders had hoped the NFL would draw a harder line on pushing games through as scheduled, especially in lieu of league guidelines over the summer that outbreaks due to unvaccinated players could result in forfeited games, sources told Fowler.
“So in that regard, if our game could move back to Monday, that would help us some.
“We will make every effort, consistent with underlying health and safety principles, to play our full schedule within the current 18 weeks,” Goodell said in the memo.