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NFL (National Football League)
If you thought you had a rough Sunday morning, the Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) can probably do you one better. Team personnel jumped out of bed at 3:30 am with a notification that seven of their players/coaches tested positive for COVID ahead of Sunday’s game. They spent the wee hours of the morning facilitating contract tracing and getting everyone out of bed to get re-tested. Turns out all seven of those original positive tests were false positives due to a lab testing error. It seems the early morning may have taken a toll on the former Super Bowl champs as they barely pulled off a win against the struggling Denver Broncos yesterday. IT’S GOOD WHEN IT WORKS
Overtime
This year Sports Illustrated recognized the activist athlete as their 2020 Sportsperson of the Year. This year’s award recognizes five activist athletes: LeBron James (NBA – National Basketball Association), Breanna Stewart (WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association), Patrick Mahomes (NFL), Naomi Osaka (tennis) and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (NFL) for being champions on the field and champions for others off it. Out of this group, four are under the age of 30 and unlike the others, Duvernay-Tardif put his football career on hold to do his part in the fight against COVID and work in long-term care facilities in his home country of Canada. James is the only athlete to take home this honor three times (2012, 2014, 2020). STRONGER TOGETHER
Sideline stat
The true winner from election night, MSNBC political correspondent Steve Kornacki, recently landed a spot in People Magazine’s sexiest man alive issue and now he’s landed another role of a lifetime. Kornacki appeared on Sunday Night Football predicting which NFL teams will go to the playoffs - election night style. He wasn’t totally out of place as he had his token touchscreen while talking stats in his signature khaki pants. In a tweet, he said, “Been a fan for years and it’s incredibly exciting to get a chance to take part in Sunday Night Football." DREAMS DO COME TRUE
Coaches’ corner
After the success of the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition fight (boxing), Floyd Mayweather is jumping on the bandwagon. He will fight YouTube personality Logan Paul (who fought in a pre-fight to the Tyson match) in an exhibition fight on February 20. Don’t worry, Snoop Dogg, who may have been the best part of the Tyson-Jones matchup as the performer and ringside commentary, wants in on this matchup as well. EVERYBODY IS DOING IT
