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Doctor: NFL COVID-19 testing issues gave it test fire drill

Mike Zimmer
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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer walks on the field before an NFL divisional playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. With a new offensive coordinator this season in 58-year-old Gary Kubiak, Zimmer, 64, has renewed energy for the job of trying to take the Vikings to that Super Bowl the franchise has never won. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Mike Zimmer
Posted at 3:03 PM, Aug 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-24 15:03:17-04

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The NFL’s process to test for COVID-19 has raised questions and concerns, two-plus weeks before the league plans to kick off the season during a pandemic.

BioReference Laboratories said Monday an isolated contamination caused 77 most likely false positive results at its lab in New Jersey.

The company is conducting tests for the league.

Eleven clubs were affected, and the tests were re-examined and found to be false positives.

Dr. Larry Caplin says what happened gave the NFL an opportunity to have a test fire drill.

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