//Former Gamecock star Stephon Gilmore tests positive for COVID-19

Former Gamecock star Stephon Gilmore tests positive for COVID-19

Former South Carolina Gamecock Stephon Gilmore has tested positive for COVID-19, the NFL’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year revealed on social media Wednesday.The cornerback joined quarterback Cam Newton and practice-squad defensive lineman Bill Murray on New England’s reserve/COVID-19 list as the Patriots Sunday game against Denver comes into question. They are currently scheduled to host the Broncos at 4:25 p.m. on Sunday.New England has canceled practice Wednesday and Thursday as they await their latest round of testing results.The Patriots initially learned Newton tested positive for the coronavirus late Friday night. After the positive test, their game against Kansas City was postponed from Sunday afternoon to Monday night. The team took two planes to the game Monday, with players that had been identified as having close contact with Newton traveling separately from the rest of the team. According to ESPN, Gilmore was on the plane of people who had close contact with Newton.The lockdown cornerback played every snap in Monday’s 26-10 loss to Kansas City.The Rock Hill, South Carolina, native who played for the Gamecocks from 2009-11 said on social media Wednesday he was asymptomatic while urging others to take coronavirus seriously, adding “I’ve followed every protocol, yet it happened to me.”

Former South Carolina Gamecock Stephon Gilmore has tested positive for COVID-19, the NFL’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year revealed on social media Wednesday.

The cornerback joined quarterback Cam Newton and practice-squad defensive lineman Bill Murray on New England’s reserve/COVID-19 list as the Patriots Sunday game against Denver comes into question. They are currently scheduled to host the Broncos at 4:25 p.m. on Sunday.

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New England has canceled practice Wednesday and Thursday as they await their latest round of testing results.

The Patriots initially learned Newton tested positive for the coronavirus late Friday night. After the positive test, their game against Kansas City was postponed from Sunday afternoon to Monday night.

The team took two planes to the game Monday, with players that had been identified as having close contact with Newton traveling separately from the rest of the team.

According to ESPN, Gilmore was on the plane of people who had close contact with Newton.

The lockdown cornerback played every snap in Monday’s 26-10 loss to Kansas City.

The Rock Hill, South Carolina, native who played for the Gamecocks from 2009-11 said on social media Wednesday he was asymptomatic while urging others to take coronavirus seriously, adding “I’ve followed every protocol, yet it happened to me.”

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