//Texans Close Facility After Player Tests Positive for COVID-19

Texans Close Facility After Player Tests Positive for COVID-19

The Texans are currently on their bye week before facing the Jaguars on Nov. 8.

The Texans announced on Wednesday they have closed their facility after a player tested positive for COVID-19.

The player has been put in isolation, and the facility will undergo a “deep cleaning,” per Houston.

“Late last night, we received notice that a Texans player tested positive for COVID-19,” the Texans said in a statement. “In accordance with NFL protocols, the player immediately self-isolated, and our Infection Control Officer and other members of the Infection Response Team began working with the NFL to begin contact tracing.”

Houston is currently in a bye week. The team is slated to return to the field on Nov. 8 in a matchup with the Jaguars.

Wednesday marks the Texans’ first positive COVID-19 test of the season as they join a litany of teams to battle the virus. The Patriots and Titans were both